1st Edition

Margaret McMillan Portrait of a Pioneer

By Elizabeth Bradburn Copyright 1989
282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

282 Pages
by Routledge

A pioneer of nursery education in inner-city areas, Margaret McMillan changed the course of British educational history. While many are aware of the various social reforms she initiated, few are familiar with the life of the woman herself. Originally published in 1989, working from her own fresh collection of Margaret McMillan’s letters and newspaper articles, Dr Bradburn tells in full the... Read more

Preface.  Acknowledgements.  Major Life Events and Publications.  1. Introduction  2. Childhood Influences  3. Embarking on a Career 1878–89  4. From Ludlow to Bloomsbury 1889–92  5. Park Lane Decision 1892  6. A New Political Party 1892–3  7. Bradford 1893–4  8. On the Bradford School Board 1894–1901  9. Leaving Bradford 1901–2  10. The Years Between 1902–5  11. School Meals Victory 1906  12. Mother of School Medical Inspection 1907  13. Starting a Health Centre in Bow 1908–10  14. Nothing Less than a New Crusade 1910  15. Night Camps and a Camp School 1911– 13  16. A Camp for Pre-school Children 1911– 14  17. With Rachel in the Way Years 1914– 17  18. State Provision of Nursery Schools 1917– 19  19. Our Maggie  20. The Rachel McMillan Open-air Nursey School 1918– 19  21. Developing the Nursery School and Training Centre 1919– 25  22. A Dream College 1925–30  23. Bowing Out from the World Stage 1930– 1  24. Some Personal Observations  25. Afterword – Some Unfinished Tasks.  Notes.  Index.

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Elizabeth Bradburn