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Unheralded Historian: Mary Sheldon Barnes And Primary Source Material In History Books, James A. Chisholm Jr

Middle-Secondary Education and Instructional Technology Dissertations

ABSTRACT

UNHERALDED HISTORIAN: MARY SHELDON BARNES AND PRIMARY SOURCE MATERIAL IN HISTORY BOOKS

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James A. Chisholm, Jr.

In the latter part of the nineteenth century, Mary Sheldon Barnes emerged as a leading historical methods professor and history textbook author. Although men dominated the field, she wrote several articles and books alone or with her husband Earl Barnes about primary source materials and teaching. She lived during an era in United States history when education was evolving. Students studied traditional subjects such as grammar, mathematics, and Latin using rote memorization. Students who failed to learn classroom material faced varying degrees …