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Professional education of women

 Subject
Subject Source: Fast
Scope Note: USED FOR: Women--Professional education

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Jessie Griffith Stone Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MC-020
Abstract

Within this collection are papers and artifacts belonging to Jessie Griffith Stone, later known as Jessie G. Rockefeller. Mrs. Rockefeller attended Pratt Institute’s School of Household Science and Arts from 1913 to 1915, where she earned a certificate in Trade Dressmaking. The collection includes samples of in-class work, such an embroidery workbook, notebooks, and artifacts related to sewing such as pincubes and spools. The materials date from 1885 to 1915.

Dates: 1885 - 1915; Majority of material found within 1914 - 1915
Found in: Pratt Institute Archives

Records of the New York School of Applied Design for Women

 Collection
Identifier: MC-017
Abstract The New York School of Applied Design for Women was a significant educational institution and proponent of the arts and crafts movement that sought to provide women with the practical education needed to be self-sufficient. Founded in 1892 by Ellen Dunlap Hopkins, the school went through several significant changes beginning with the new building at 160 Lexington Avenue in 1909, then the reincorporation as a co-educational school and merger with the Phoenix Arts Institute in 1944, and...
Dates: 1892 - 1985; Majority of material found within 1892 - 1944
Found in: Pratt Institute Archives

Records of the President’s Office

 Collection
Identifier: PI-021
Abstract The Records of the Office of the President include reports submitted to and by the presidents from 1895 to 2015 as well as materials about each individual president and their inaugurations. The records also include paper records related to institutional advancement submitted to and by the presidents, administrative records from the Phoenix School (previously New York School of Applied Design for Women), as well as materials submitted to and by the Pratt Board of Trustees from 1892...
Dates: 1891 - 2020
Found in: Pratt Institute Archives

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