Some school memories of Brook Farm / by a former pupil, St. Elmo, Tennessee, 1892 Dec. 22.

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Some school memories of Brook Farm / by a former pupil, St. Elmo, Tennessee, 1892 Dec. 22.

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In 1845, Nora Schelter, then thirteen, joined the community with her father and cousins. The author reminisces about life in the community and particularly the influence of Sophia Ripley, who was in charge of girls' education.

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Ripley, Sophia Willard Dana, 1803-1861

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Brook Farm Phalanx (West Roxbury, Boston, Mass.)

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Brook Farm was founded by George Ripley in 1841 as a cooperative community based on a transcendental utopian model. In 1844, it began to run on a model inspired by Charles Fourier and in 1845 officially declared itself a Fourierist Phalanx. From the description of Account book : manuscript, 1844-1845 and undated. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612823101 ...

Blair, Nora Schelter.

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