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Teaching was considered a respectable and reasonable profession for young women and teaching itself became much more a female profession during the 19th century. In 1830 in Massachusetts, there were nearly as many women as men teachers; by 1860, there were three times more women than men teaching. And many young women taught: in 1855, 20% of all women aged 15-29 had been a teacher at some point. Miss Sarah M. Briggs taught at one school in Deerfield, Massachusetts. Her certification, attested to here, was made after an examination by a school committee composed of respected members of the village.

 

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Teacher Certificate

creator   Reverend Perkins K. Clark (1811-1872)
creator   Reverend John Farwell Moors (1819-1895)
creator   Dexter Childs (1822-1888)
date   Nov 29, 1858
location   Deerfield, Massachusetts
width   7.0"
height   2.75"
process/materials   printed paper, ink with manuscript
item type   Legal Documents/Certificate
accession #   #L01.066


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