Maria Louise Sanford

Maria Louise Sanford (born December 19, 1836, Saybrook [now Old Saybrook], Connecticut, U.S.—died April 21, 1920, Washington, D.C.) was an American educator remembered for the innovation and inspiration she brought to her teaching. Sanford graduated from the New Britain Normal School in 1855 and then taught school in various Connecticut towns for 12 years. In 1867 she moved to Pennsylvania, where in 1869 she was appointed principal of the academy in Unionville. An innovator, she...