Generous-Minded Women: A History of the Winsor School

by Haley, Dianne

• ISBN13: 9780983098812
• ISBN10: 0983098816
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-05-29
• Publisher: Ingram Pub Services

Summary

The story of The Winsor School began in 1886 in Boston's Back Bay with eight young girls under Mary Pickard Winsor. The School was incorporated upon moving in 1910 to the Riverway; by the twenty-first century the School was expanding into the Longwood area of Boston as one of the finest girls' schools in the country. Beginning with the premise that girls should be educated in order to be self-sufficient, and proceeding with the conviction that all girls of promise deserved an opportunity to learn, Mary Winsor and her successors dedicated themselves to creating and maintaining a dynamic intellectual community of students, teachers, alumnae, and parents. The early founders established a strong scholarship program that offered financial support to capable girls whose family resources were insufficient for an independent school education. The program grew as the School committed itself to serving girls in the city of Boston itself as well as those from the greater Boston area, and the School sought to remove the aura of exclusiveness by stating boldly its dedication to inclusiveness. This is the story of a still-growing school and the people who established and guarded its traditions and values as well as its high educational standards.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. xi
The Historical Setting: "To reach the land beyond the strife"	p. 1
The Early Mothers, Teachers, and Daughters: "Competent, responsible women"	p. 11
Founders and Sustainers: "Too much praise cannot be given"	p. 25
The Schoolhouse: On Fenway's "green and pleasant land"	p. 37
The Curriculum: "The glad discipline of body, mind and soul"	p. 67
The Spirit of Service: "The fundamental interdependence of all people"	p. 109
The Faculty: "To meet a child where she is"	p. 133
The Students: "Competent, responsible, generous-minded"	p. 157
Appendix: Biographies of the Directors of The Winsor School	p. 195
Notes	p. 201
Bibliography	p. 213
Index	p. 217
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