Elisabeth Antoinette Irwin

Elisabeth Antoinette Irwin (born Aug. 29, 1880, Brooklyn, N.Y.—died Oct. 16, 1942, New York City) was an American educator, psychologist, and one of the leaders of the progressive education movement. Irwin attended Smith College (B.A., 1903) and became involved in the social-settlement movement, working in New York City. From 1905 to 1909 she worked at odd jobs and as a free-lance journalist, writing about slum conditions in the city. In 1911 she began working as...