Project Gutenberg 2008-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 150 Woolman, Mary Schenck 1860 e10002209 The Making of a Trade School Produced by Stephen Blundell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Making of a Trade School" by Mary Schenck Woolman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work chronicles the establishment and development of the Manhattan Trade School for Girls, the first of its kind in America, which was initiated to provide vocational training to young women in the workforce. The book addresses the school's founding principles, objectives, and the socio-economic conditions faced by its students, aiming to empower them with the skills necessary for stable employment and improved living conditions. The opening of the book provides an overview of the early days of the Manhattan Trade School, beginning with its inception in 1902. It describes the urgent need for such an institution, driven by the struggles of young working women in New York City, who often entered the labor force unprepared and underpaid. Woolman outlines the original mission of the school to equip these girls with practical skills in various trades, including dressmaking and machine operation, while emphasizing the importance of a supportive educational environment. The narrative captures the school’s growth from accommodating 20 pupils to eventually training hundreds, illustrating the challenges and successes faced in providing vocational education to a demographic striving for economic independence. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en New York (N.Y.) School management and organization Manhattan Trade School for Girls, New York LC Text Category: History - American Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: History - Schools & Universities Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies Category: Teaching & Education 209069 2025-07-10T08:29:58.360438 text/html 206918 2008-02-25T18:24:28 text/html 161827 2025-07-10T08:30:05.863443 application/epub+zip 161575 2025-07-10T08:30:01.491471 application/epub+zip 146223 2025-07-10T08:30:00.211467 application/epub+zip 305817 2025-07-10T08:30:08.964385 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 295414 2025-07-10T08:30:04.849416 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 257456 2022-09-11T11:26:31.507793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184260 2025-07-10T08:29:57.829471 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184167 2008-02-25T18:24:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 184167 2008-02-25T18:24:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22281 2025-07-10T08:30:09.110368 application/rdf+xml 13615 2025-07-10T08:30:00.709549 image/jpeg 3210 2025-07-10T08:30:00.462421 image/jpeg 64522 2008-02-25T18:24:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 70152 2008-02-25T18:24:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 64497 2008-02-25T18:24:28 application/octet-stream application/zip 152183 2025-07-10T08:29:58.379442 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia