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In 1909, Nannie Helen Burroughs created the National Training School for Women and Girls in Washington, DC, which was designed to teach African American girls the skills needed to be intellectual contributors to the nation’s labor force. Historians of the National Training School have emphasized its conservatism, discipline, and adherence to the industrial Christian model.1
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Murray, A.D. (2012). Countering the Master Narrative in Us Social Studies: Nannie Helen Burroughs and New Narratives in History Education. In: Woyshner, C., Bohan, C.H. (eds) Histories of Social Studies and Race. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137007605_6
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