Gillingham, Anna, 1878-1964
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Anna Gillingham was a prominant Quaker educator and author. Born in Batavia, Illinois, the daughter of Theodore Tyson and Elizabeth (Heacock) Gillingham, she attended Swarthmore College, Radcliffe, and earned an MA from Teachers College, Columbia, in 1910. She taught at Friends Central School in Philadelphia from 1901-05, was school psychologist in the Ethical Culture School in New York City from 1905-36, directed the remedial reading program at the Punahon School in Honolulu from 1936-38, and was a consultant on remedial reading after 1938. She also co-authored a book on remedial training for children with Stillman. She was co-founder of the Orton Society, a national organization promoting research and treatment of language disabilities.
From the description of Papers, 1849-1962. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 30533944
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