Talk:Moore College of Art and Design

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Moore College of Art and Design is the official name of the college, not Moore College of Art - AKeen 20:45, 29 January 2006 (UTC)

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The history section on The Philadelphia School of Design for Women is missing a lot of relevant history and citations about the origins of the school. Suggested wording with citations:
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Founded in 1848 by Sarah Worthington Peter as the Philadelphia School of Design for Women, it was the first women's art school in the United States. Peter initially operated the school from a room in her home on South Third Street at her own expense. The school was established to prepare women to work in the new industries created during the Industrial Revolution, of which Philadelphia was a center. Instruction began with a drawing class taught by a single teacher, but classes in wood engraving, lithography, china painting, and other subjects were soon added. As the school continued to grow, Peter wrote to Samuel V. Merrick, president of the Franklin Institute, to propose “a connection of my school” with the organization. The Franklin Institute supported the school from 1850 to 1853 before it became an independent chartered institution of its own.

By 1863, the Philadelphia School of Design for Women secured enough financial support to purchase a building at the corner of Broad and Filbert Streets. When the Pennsylvania Railroad bought the building for a new station, the school’s board used the money to purchase its new home at the Edwin Forrest Mansion on Broad and Master Streets.

The mansion, which housed the school from 1880 to 1959, offered larger spaces for classes, exhibitions, and social events. As the school continued to expand, it opened dormitories on Race Street to bring students closer to the cultural and artistic attractions near the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. The dormitories were eventually demolished to make room for an entirely new campus on the parkway.

The first principal of the school was drawing teacher Anne Hill, who held the position from 1850 until her death in 1852. She was replaced by Elizabeth Speakman, a 25-year-old art teacher. Speakman's credentials were called into question by designer Thomas Braidwood in February 1853, leading to a period of contention over the administration of the school between Sarah Peter and a committee from the Franklin Institute. Thomas Braidwood returned two years later as principal, and served in the position from 1856 to 1873. Elizabeth Croasdale took over as principal in 1873. At the beginning of Croasdale’s tenure, older women comprised the majority of students, but demographics began to shift to younger women throughout her time as principal. Emily Sartain took over as principal in 1886.

Several members of the Sartain family played a large role in the development of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. John Sartain, an engraver, was elected to the board of directors in 1868, serving as board vice president from 1873 to 1887. Emily Sartain, his daughter, served as principal for 33 years, retiring in 1920. Beginning in 1887, Emily’s brother, William, also taught a portrait painting class at the school.

John’s granddaughter and Emily’s niece, Harriet Sartain, who graduated from the Philadelphia School of Design for Women in 1892, took over as the school’s first dean in 1920. By the time Harriet took over for Emily, the school said it had trained about 11,000 women in fine and applied arts.

Although it’s unclear why the administrative title changed, Harold Rice became the school’s first president in 1947, remaining in the position until 1963. The title of the administrative head of the school has remained “president” or “acting president” since 1947.

These changes more accurately reflect the long history of the Philadelphia School of Design for Women chronologically. They're backed up with proper citations from several books on the history of the college. These changes introduce and expand on several people and details that had major roles in shaping the school's history.
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I also updated some grammatical and syntactical errors.

WikiG761 (talk) 21:23, 6 February 2024 (UTC)

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 * Request answered and citations added for unsourced material on page. Mary Mark Ockerbloom (talk) 18:13, 17 April 2024 (UTC)