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Florence Holbrook (May 30, 1860 β September 28, 1932) was an American educator, writer, and peace activist. She worked in the Chicago public schools for over fifty years, as a teacher and principal. She was an American delegate to the International Congress of Women in The Hague in 1915, and in ZΓΌrich in 1919. She wrote several books for school use, mainly on mythology and folklore topics.
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βThe pupils should retell the stories, thus enriching their vocabulary and learning to express thought clearly, easily, consecutively, and confidently,β a power so much needed and so valuable to citizens of a republic.β
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βFlorence Holbrook is a woman who is not interested in educational work alone; she is strong enough to be interested in all that affects humanity.β
"Editorial: In Literature and Language" on Florence Holbrook
βThere is a multitude of men and women doing delightful work in literature and language from Brookline to San Jose, from Kansas City to Toronto, from Birmingham to Seattle, but Florence Holbrook is as distinct in her leadership as are Luther Burbank, Julia Richman, and Jane Addams in their distinctive fields.β
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βShe never struck anyone that I can recall; she just made you feel very small. That was enough for discipline. We feared but loved her.β
About Florence Holbrook
Florence Holbrook (May 30, 1860 β September 28, 1932) was an American educator, writer, and peace activist. She worked in the Chicago public schools for over fifty years, as a teacher and principal. She was an American delegate to the International Congress of Women in The Hague in 1915, and in ZΓΌrich in 1919. She wrote several books for school use, mainly on mythology and folklore topics.