Embroidered Sampler made at the Female Association Quaker School, December 23, 1813, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, silk on linen, 7 3/4 x 7 1/2 in. (19.7 x 19.1 cm), Textiles, Embroidered by Charlotte Gardner (born 1801), The Quakers were the first group to believe that female education should equal that of males, and that children of all classes and races should be educated. To this end, in the early years of the nineteenth century, they formed the first schools for non-elite girls in New York City—the Female Association Schools
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Embroidered Sampler, Female Association Quaker School, December 23, 1813, New York, United States, American, silk, linen, 7 3/4 x 7 1/2, 19.7 19.1 cm, Textiles, by Charlotte Gardner, born, 1801, Quakers, first group, believe, female education, should, equal, males, children, classes, races should, educated, early years, nineteenth century, formed, schools, non-elite girls, City—, Female, Association, Schools
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