Samuelson, Agnes

Agnes Samuelson was Iowa Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1927-1939; executive secretary of the Iowa State Teachers' Association, 1939-1945; and rural education activist with the National Education Association, serving as NEA president in 1935. Samuelson was an expert on rural education and a supporter of school consolidation.

From the description of Samuelson, Agnes papers, 1930-1954. (State Historical Society of Iowa, Library). WorldCat record id: 50181325

Agnes Samuelson was born in Shenandoah, Iowa. She graduated from Western Normal School in Shenandoah and from the State University of Iowa (MA, 1928). She served as a rural school teacher; a small town school principal; county superintendant of schools in Page County, Iowa; Iowa state superintendent of public instruction (1927-1939); president of the National Education Association (1935); executive secretary of the Iowa State Education Association (1939-1945); extension professor at Iowa State Teachers' College; assistant editor of the National Education Association journal; and staff member in the Washington, DC office of the N.E.A. She authored a number of monographs and delivered many addresses on educational topics. She was awarded 5 honorary degrees and was a member of many learned societies, church groups and women's organizations.

From the description of Agnes Samuelson papers, 1887-1963. (Iowa Sate Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 58972317