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Emma Lou Thornbrough

(Jan. 24, 1913-Dec. 19, 1994). A life-long civil-rights activist, a professor of history at from 1946 until her retirement in… Read More »Emma Lou Thornbrough

U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

United States v. Board of School Commissioners of the City of Indianapolis, Indiana, was rooted in the U.S. Supreme Court’s… Read More »U.S. v. Board of School Commissioners

University of Indianapolis

Approximately 3,700 degree-seeking students pursue 65 major fields of study in day and evening programs at the University of Indianapolis,… Read More »University of Indianapolis

USA Group

From its headquarters in , Indiana, USA Group, Inc., known originally as USA Funds, was a nationwide guarantor of federally sponsored… Read More »USA Group

Victory Corps

Organized by the federal government and administered by the United States Office of Education during World War II, the Victory… Read More »Victory Corps

Vocational Education

Apprenticeship remained for hundreds of years the primary method of transmitting trade skills to new practitioners. It was not until… Read More »Vocational Education

William Willard

(Nov. 1, 1809-Feb. 15, 1881). Born in Vermont, Willard attended the American Asylum for the Deaf in Hartford, Connecticut, because… Read More »William Willard

Women’s Education

Since the early 19th century, the methods and goals of women’s education in America have reflected dominant societal definitions of… Read More »Women’s Education

Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.

(Sept. 26, 1879-Jan. 21, 1951). Harry E. Wood was born near Lexington, Illinois, the third child of Emsley Harrison Wood… Read More »Harry E. (Emsley) Wood Sr.