Record #:

16196

Author(s):

Belton, Tom

Abstract:

WABPS stood for the Woman's Association for the Betterment of Public Schoolhouses was a reform organization operating in the early 20th-century. Students from the State Normal and Industrial School for Women, now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, founded the organization to improve existing and provide new educational environments. It was an-all woman run organization and men could join but only after paying dues and with the understanding that they were not allowed to vote or make decisions within the organization.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 37 Issue 1, Fall 1997, p24, il

Subject(s):

Women--Education