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Evelyn Dewey
1889–1965
A practical, reform-minded writer, she explored how schools could better serve real children and real communities. Her books grew out of hands-on work in social reform and progressive education.
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Schools of to-morrow
by John Dewey, Evelyn Dewey
About the author
Born in Minneapolis in 1889, Evelyn Riggs Dewey was an American education reformer, social activist, and author. She was the daughter of philosopher and educator John Dewey and educator Alice Chipman Dewey, but her own career was grounded in direct work with schools and social causes.
Before focusing on education, she was active in the Women's Trade Union League and was involved with labor issues during the New York shirtwaist strike of 1909. She later taught at the Lincoln School, served on the governing council of the Bureau of Educational Experiments, and wrote about testing, classroom practice, and school reform.
She is especially remembered for books on progressive education, including Schools of To-morrow, written with her father, and New Schools for Old. Her writing is clear, practical, and closely tied to the idea that education should connect learning with everyday life.