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Charles Duncan McIver Department of Classical Civilization Early women's education Latin State Normal and Industrial School Viola Boddie

Viola Boddie: Belle of the Early Faculty

A native of North Carolina, Viola Boddie (1864 – 1940) was a charter faculty member of the North Carolina State Normal and Industrial School (now the University of North Carolina at Greensboro). Graduating at the top of her class at Peabody Teachers College in Nashville, Tennessee, her diverse teaching experience gave her a deep understanding of […]

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Alumnae Day Anna Gove Class of 1585 Edward Forney Julius Foust Laura Coit Lula Mae McIver Mary Petty Minnie Lou Jamison North Carolina College for Women Viola Boddie

The First Reunion of the Class of 1585

In 1926, the alumnae of the North Carolina College for Women (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro) were making plans for their class reunions. As these preparations were being made, it occurred to some of the alumnae that the celebration should include those students who had attended the woman’s college but had never […]

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Home Makers and Rural School Conference Julius Foust Summer School summer sessions Teachers' Institute The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Viola Boddie

“Opportunity Doesn’t Take 3 Months Off”: Early Summer School on Campus

Summer Session Brochure Summer classes have existed on The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) campus since 1898, when Miss Viola Boddie began to teach a summer course in Latin because many of her students feared that they might have to repeat the class during their senior year.  However, the first true summer session […]

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Burwell School Lady Principal Manners Nash and Kollock Select Boarding and Day School for Young Ladies Sue May Kirkland Viola Boddie

Sue May Kirkland: lady principal and referee in all things social and domestic

Of all of the early faculty and staff of the State Normal and Industrial School (now The University of North Carolina at Greensboro), Susan Mary Kirkland was one of the most formidable. “Sue May” was born in Hillsborough, North Carolina, and educated at the Burwell School and the Nash and Kollock Select Boarding and Day School […]

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