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'''Georgia Alexander''' was an American textbook author and educator.
<ref name="TheIndStar1928">{{cite news |title=Death of Georgia Alexander |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-death-of-georgia-a/30844491/ |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=The Indianapolis Star |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=22 November 1928 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Alexander attended the public schools and Indianapolis High School (now [[Shortridge High School]]), and was graduated from the Indianapolis Normal School. She later attended [[Harvard University]] and received her M.A. degree at [[Columbia University]].<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==Career==
As a young woman, she was known as one of the foremost organists of [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] and at different times, was organist at Christ Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Cathedral.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
Alexander's career as supervising principal extended more than 20 years. When the school system was changed, she became a district superintendent, serving in that capacity until her retirement in 1925.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
Her earliest published work was a compilation of poetry for school reading. She was also author of a set of readers and a speller which were used in the Indiana public schools ten years. At Columbia University, she met Dr. John Dewey, professor psychology, with whom she collaborated in editing the ''Alexander-Dewey Arithmetic''.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
She was a member of the educational council of the National Education Association, an organization with a limited membership of 100 U.S. educators. She spoke before meetings of that body and lectured on educational matters in 15 states. She was also a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Indianapolis Art Association, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, the Contemporary Club, and the Indiana Council of International Relations.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==Death==
She died in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 21, 1928, in a private hotel which she owned and operated with her sister, [[Grace Alexander]]. Burial was in that city's [[Crown Hill Cemetery]].<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==References==
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[[Category:1868 births]]
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[[Category:American writers]]
Okumaya devam et...
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[[File:Georgia Alexander (The Indianapolis Star, 1928).png|thumb|Portrait photo from ''The Indianapolis Star'', 1928]]
[[File:Georgia Alexander (Indiana, Past and Present, 1914).png|thumb|(signature)]]
'''Georgia Alexander''' was an American textbook author and educator.
<ref name="TheIndStar1928">{{cite news |title=Death of Georgia Alexander |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-indianapolis-star-death-of-georgia-a/30844491/ |access-date=4 May 2024 |work=The Indianapolis Star |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |date=22 November 1928 |page=5 |language=en}} {{Source-attribution}}</ref>
==Early life and education==
Alexander attended the public schools and Indianapolis High School (now [[Shortridge High School]]), and was graduated from the Indianapolis Normal School. She later attended [[Harvard University]] and received her M.A. degree at [[Columbia University]].<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==Career==
As a young woman, she was known as one of the foremost organists of [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]] and at different times, was organist at Christ Episcopal Church and the Episcopal Cathedral.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
Alexander's career as supervising principal extended more than 20 years. When the school system was changed, she became a district superintendent, serving in that capacity until her retirement in 1925.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
Her earliest published work was a compilation of poetry for school reading. She was also author of a set of readers and a speller which were used in the Indiana public schools ten years. At Columbia University, she met Dr. John Dewey, professor psychology, with whom she collaborated in editing the ''Alexander-Dewey Arithmetic''.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
She was a member of the educational council of the National Education Association, an organization with a limited membership of 100 U.S. educators. She spoke before meetings of that body and lectured on educational matters in 15 states. She was also a member of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, the Indianapolis Art Association, League of Women Voters, American Association of University Women, the Contemporary Club, and the Indiana Council of International Relations.<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==Death==
She died in Indianapolis, Indiana, November 21, 1928, in a private hotel which she owned and operated with her sister, [[Grace Alexander]]. Burial was in that city's [[Crown Hill Cemetery]].<ref name="TheIndStar1928" />
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, Georgia}}
[[Category:1868 births]]
[[Category:1928 deaths]]
[[Category:American educators]]
[[Category:American writers]]
Okumaya devam et...