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Maria Sanford
Maria Louise Sanford (December 19, 1836 – April 21, 1920) was an American educator. She was a professor of history at Swarthmore College from 1871 to 1880 and a professor of rhetoric and elocution at the University of Minnesota from 1880 to 1909. Early life and education Maria Sanford was born in Saybrook, Connecticut. Her love for education began early; at the age of 16 she was already teaching in county day schools. She graduated with honors from State Normal School (now Central Connecticut State University), using her dowry funds for tuition. Career Sanford rose in the ranks of local and national educators, becoming principal and superintendent of schools in Chester County, Pennsylvania. She took the place of Anna Hallowell and served as professor of history at Swarthmore College from 1871 to 1880. She was one of the first women named to a college professorship. Dr. William Watts Folwell, President of the University of Minnesota at the time, invited Sanford to join the fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Como Congregational Church
The Como Congregational Church is a historic church building in the Como, Minneapolis, Como neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota. Opened in 1887 and designed by architect Charles Sumner Sedgwick, a Minneapolis master architect, the church is an example of eclectic New World Queen Anne Revival architecture, Queen Anne style architecture. During its first four decades, the church building is strongly associated with two major Minneapolis and Minnesota historic figures: *Maria Sanford, a noted social reformer, speaker and public affairs activist *James T. Elwell, James Elwell, the civic leader, and the public financier associated with the Minneapolis Park System. Como Congregational was Sanford's place of worship (and adjacent to her home), who as a church leader spoke at its pulpit and community meetings with her advocacy of civic reform and Progressive Era, Progressive causes. Construction of the building was primarily funded by Elwell, who had founded the surrounding Como, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
