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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Title, Monographic | First Kindergarten in the United States. 919 Charles St. Watertown, Wis. |
| Place of Publication | Watertown, WI |
| Publisher | Watertown Historical Society |
| Date of Publication | 1983 |
| Abstract | Introduction to Kindergarten beginnings, new educational movement led by Friedrich Froebel, who founded the first kindergarten in 1837 at Blankenburg, Germany. Margarethe Meyer of Hamburg was caught up by his philosophy. She came to the U.S., first to Philadelphia, and then to Wisconsin--as the wife of Carl Schurz. She founded the first Kindergarten in the U.S. at Watertown, Wis.; Kindergarten movement in U.S. (Henry Barnard and Miss Elizabeth Peabody); Restoration of the first Kindergarten |
| Call Number | MKI P85-41 |
| MKI Terms | Watertown (Wis.)/ Kindergarten/ History/ |