Electa Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher

by Karyn Saemann

Electa Quinney loved to learn. Growing up in the early 1800s in New York, she went to some of the best boarding schools. There she learned how to read, write, and solve tough math problems--she even learned how to do needlework. Electa decided early on that she wanted to become a teacher so she could pass her knowledge on to others.

But life wasn't simple. Electa was a Stockbridge Indian, and her tribe was being pressured by the government...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0870206419
• ISBN13: 9780870206412
• Release Date: April 2014
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 7.2" x 8.9"