Alice McLellan Birney papers, 1897; 1901; 1931 [manuscript].

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Alice McLellan Birney papers, 1897; 1901; 1931 [manuscript].

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A biographical sketch of Birney, founder of the National Congress of Mothers (later known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers), written by Grace Porch Keith; a photograph of women at the first meeting, 1897, at Birney's home in Marietta, Ga. (copied from the "Nashville Tennessean," 1931); and a letter, 2 December 1901, from "Alice" to "Momma" about the opening of Congress and other events in Washington, D.C.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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National Congress of Mothers (U.S.)

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Keith, Grace Porch.

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National Congress of Parents and Teachers

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The National Congress of Parents and Teachers (now the PTA) was organized by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst in December 1896. The first national meeting of the National Congress of Mothers (as it was first called) was held in Washington D.C. in February, 1897. In 1908 the name was changed to the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations in an effort to recognize the importance of the parent-teacher partnership. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Co...

Birney, Alice McLellan, 1859-1907

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Alice McLellan Birney (1859-1907) of Marietta, Ga., was the founder of the National Congress of Mothers (later known as the National Congress of Parents and Teachers). From the guide to the Alice McLellan Birney Papers, ., 1897, 1901, 1931, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.) ...