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b. 1889
Best known for co-authoring Schools of To-morrow with her father, she was part of one of America’s most influential intellectual families. Her work is closely tied to progressive education and the social questions that shaped the early 20th century.
Born in Minneapolis in 1889 as Evelyn Riggs Dewey, she was the daughter of philosopher and education reformer John Dewey and Alice Chipman Dewey. Reliable sources available here confirm her birth year and her connection to John Dewey, and they also show that she collaborated with him on Schools of To-morrow.
Although she is not as widely remembered as her father, her name remains linked to the history of progressive education in the United States. She wrote during a period when debates about schools, democracy, and social reform were especially lively, and her collaboration with John Dewey places her within that important conversation.
Publicly accessible sources found in this search were limited, so some details of her later life and broader career could not be confirmed with confidence. For that reason, this overview focuses on the parts of her life and work that were clearly supported.