Portrait of Horace Mann
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Horace Mann (1796-1859) was an influential education reformer from Massachusetts from the 1830s to the 1850s. He advocated for free, universal public education (supported by the state) and professional teacher training. Mann believed these and other ground-breaking reforms offered all students the same body of knowledge and an equal opportunity in life, as well as instilling a greater feeling of unity among American citizens.
Horace Mann (1796-1859) was an influential education reformer from Massachusetts from the 1830s to the 1850s. He advocated for free, universal public education (supported by the state) and professional teacher training. Mann believed these and other ground-breaking reforms offered all students the same body of knowledge and an equal opportunity in life, as well as instilling a greater feeling of unity among American citizens.
Artifact
Print (Visual work)
Date Made
1900
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
84.1.1657.14
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Printing (Process)
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Height: 8.125 in
Width: 5.125 in
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