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William H. (William Henry) Dooley
1880–1944
A longtime educator and textbook writer, he focused on making technical subjects practical and useful for students preparing for real work. His books on textiles, shoemaking, woodworking, and vocational mathematics reflect the hands-on spirit of early twentieth-century industrial education.
2 Audiobooks
Textiles, for Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades
by William H. (William Henry) Dooley
A Manual of Shoemaking and Leather and Rubber Products
by William H. (William Henry) Dooley
About the author
Born in Boston on February 26, 1880, William Henry Dooley became an influential American educator best known for writing vocational textbooks. Records of his published work show a wide range of practical subjects, including Textiles, Vocational Mathematics, A Manual of Shoemaking and Leather and Rubber Products, and Applied Science for Wood-Workers.
His career was closely tied to industrial and trade education. Contemporary biographical and obituary sources describe him as having led or helped organize several vocational schools, including work in Lowell and Fall River, later serving at the Brooklyn Navy Yard apprentice school, and then becoming principal of New York's Textile High School, also known as Straubenmuller Textile High School.
Dooley died on December 7, 1944. He is remembered as an educator who wrote for students, teachers, and workers alike, aiming to connect classroom learning with the needs of industry.