Carondelet Historical Society
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6303 Michigan Avenue
St. Louis, MO 63111
Susan Blow
The Mother of Kindergarten died and is buried in Bellefontaine Cemetery in North St. Louis
Susan was ready to start a kindergarten in St. Louis
Dr. William Harris, who was the Superintendent of Schools, was also receptive to this idea
1870
Traveling in Europe with family, she learned about the Friedrich Froebel kindergarten movement
1874-1915
On the first Monday in September, the kindergarten opened in Room Four of the Des Peres School with 42 students
Susan taught few children, mainly teaching women from all over the country how to be kindergarten teachers
She never received pay for her work with the Kindergarten system and she never married as her father would not approve of her friend, Major William Coyle
The Kindergarten system in St. Louis grew from one school in 1873 to over eighty schools by 1904
Susan wrote five books and numerous papers on Froebel's methods and lectured all over the Country
1872
Carondelet Historical Society
1873
1843
Born in St. Louis on
June 7, eldest daughter of Henry and Minerva Blow, a wealthy merchant and statesman
Hours
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10:00 am to 2:00 pm
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