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33: 309:"Birney, Alice McLellan (1858–1907)." Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Ed. Anne Commire. Vol. 2. Detroit: Yorkin Publications, 2000. 557. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 27 June 2013. 620: 205:) in 1892. She had three daughters, Alonsita Eliza White (b. 1881), Catherine Weld Birney (b. 1893), and Lillian Harriet Birney (b. 1895). "Weld" is a reference to 600: 437: 310: 595: 214: 88: 379: 270: 249: 369: 402: 414: 605: 145:, the daughter of Leander and Harriet Tatem McLellan. She finished high school at age 15. After briefly attending 610: 201:
After her first husband, lawyer Alonzo J. White Jr., died in 1880, she married Theodore Weld Birney (a grandson of
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throughout the United States have been named in her honor, including Alice M. Birney Elementary School in
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in 1897. Birney served as president for its first five years. Birney also wrote widely on the topic of
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and other publications. Due to her declining health, Birney was replaced by
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founded the National Congress of Mothers, later known as the
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Notable American Women, 1607–1950: A Biographical Dictionary
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Mother-work: Women, Child Welfare, and the State, 1890-1930
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in 1902 as president of the National Congress of Mothers.
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Birney Elementary School in 427:"Oak Hill Cemetery, Georgetown, D.C." 319: 317: 141:Alice Josephine McLellan was born in 7: 220:Because of her efforts, a number of 443:from the original on March 2, 2022 14: 601:People from Chevy Chase, Maryland 325:"Alice Josephine McLellan Birney" 173:, with the first meeting held in 250:North Charleston, South Carolina 403:Alice Josephine McLellan Birney 277:Mount Holyoke College website. 1: 596:People from Marietta, Georgia 236:, Alice Birney Elementary in 16:American educator (1858-1907) 555:"Alice Birney Middle School" 129:who co-founded the National 268:"Alice J. McLellan Birney," 637: 533:"Alice Birney - Home Page" 181:, including the 1905 book 171:Parent-Teacher Association 131:Parent-Teacher Association 368:Ladd-Todd, Molly (1994). 357:– via Google Books. 291:: 28. 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Marietta, Georgia
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Oak Hill Cemetery
Washington, D.C.
Mount Holyoke Seminary
American
educator
Parent-Teacher Association
Marietta, Georgia
Mount Holyoke College
schoolteacher
social worker
Phoebe Hearst
Parent-Teacher Association
Washington, D. C.
child-rearing
The Delineator
Hannah Kent Schoff
James G. Birney
Theodore Dwight Weld
Chevy Chase, Maryland
Oak Hill Cemetery
elementary
middle schools
Long Beach, California
Pico Rivera, California
San Diego, California
Southfield, Michigan
Sacramento, California

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