Elizabeth Palmer Script Analysis
Examining the course of Elizabeth Palmer Peabody’s life, the pivotal developmental moments in her early years seems to have prepped her for a life in educational reform and the role as America’s foremost advocate of kindergarten education.
Elizabeth Palmer, her mother, managed a boardinghouse for students in New Hampshire. She was given the name “Walking Dictionary” because her extensive reading enabled her to answer all questions put to her by the boarders.
In November of 1802, Elizabeth wed Nathaniel Peabody who was a teacher at the academy. They settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where they managed the North Andover Free School together. Elizabeth’s mother established a boarding school for girls but abandoned it after two years and moved …show more content…
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody often disguised herself by using the name E.P. Peabody. ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography") . By doing so she was able to disguise her gender. From this, it has been said she is the first woman publisher in Boston, and perhaps the United States ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography").
Also, taking place during Peabody’s time was Transcendentalism. Transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions, particularly organized religion and political parties, corrupt the purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. Elizabeth had come into contact with Dr. William Ellery Channing, who was a pastor, and she assisted him in sermon preparation which was of the utmost importance to keep the attention of the people ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography").
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody came from a line of educators. Her mother and father promoted her growth and appreciation for knowledge. Her father taught her foreign languages and her mother was the owner and operator of several schools during her childhood and adolescence("Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer
Elizabeth Palmer, her mother, managed a boardinghouse for students in New Hampshire. She was given the name “Walking Dictionary” because her extensive reading enabled her to answer all questions put to her by the boarders.
In November of 1802, Elizabeth wed Nathaniel Peabody who was a teacher at the academy. They settled in Andover, Massachusetts, where they managed the North Andover Free School together. Elizabeth’s mother established a boarding school for girls but abandoned it after two years and moved …show more content…
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody often disguised herself by using the name E.P. Peabody. ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography") . By doing so she was able to disguise her gender. From this, it has been said she is the first woman publisher in Boston, and perhaps the United States ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography").
Also, taking place during Peabody’s time was Transcendentalism. Transcendentalists believe that society and its institutions, particularly organized religion and political parties, corrupt the purity of the individual. They have faith that people are at their best when truly "self-reliant" and independent. Elizabeth had come into contact with Dr. William Ellery Channing, who was a pastor, and she assisted him in sermon preparation which was of the utmost importance to keep the attention of the people ("Elizabeth Palmer Peabody an outline biography").
Elizabeth Palmer Peabody came from a line of educators. Her mother and father promoted her growth and appreciation for knowledge. Her father taught her foreign languages and her mother was the owner and operator of several schools during her childhood and adolescence("Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer