Harriet Bishop

Harriet Bishop
(1817-1883)
St. Paul's first public school teacher

Show your students how their classroom compares to Harriet's. They'll learn about:

• The role of women in American frontier education
• The differences and similarities between school in the 19th and 21st centuries
• The diverse peoples who lived in St. Paul during Minnesota's territorial years
• The mid-19th century experience of leaving one's home behind to move to a new territory

Grades K-8
"Northern Lights" Chapters 6 & 7

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