Susan Blow
1843 – 1916 American educator
American educator who opened the first public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis.
- Religion
- Episcopalian.
- Affiliations
- Opened the first successful public kindergarten in the United States.
Susan Blow studied Froebel's methods and, with school superintendent William Torrey Harris, opened the first successful public kindergarten in the United States in St. Louis in 1873. She trained kindergarten teachers and became a leading voice for Froebel's approach. Her work helped make the kindergarten a standard part of American public schooling.
Connections
- ally of Elizabeth Peabody — Both led the American kindergarten movement.
- ally of Elizabeth Peabody — Fellow leader of the kindergarten movement in America.
- influenced Friedrich Froebel — Built her public kindergarten on Froebel's system.