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58:, her husband left her and their young son. By 1902, she was working as a school administrator. In 1920, Dorsey became the first female superintendent of Los Angeles City Schools. She would serve in the capacity until her retirement in 1929. In 1937 she spoke to the prohibitionist Women's Law Observance Association and denounced realist literature that dealt with or included "the seamy things of life".
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69:was dedicated in her honor. She died in 1946.
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164:"Dr. Dorsey Denounces Realism in Literature"
104:"California Death Index (1940 – 1997)"
65:located in the Crenshaw district section of
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186:Soroptimist International of Los Angeles
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512:International Studies Learning Center
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803:Vladovic Harbor Teacher Prep. Acad.
788:Orthopaedic Hospital Medical Magnet
276:Robert F. Kennedy Community Schools
251:Los Angeles Unified School District
204:Los Angeles Unified School District
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299:Girls Academic Leadership Academy
293:Boys Academic Leadership Academy
43:Susan Almira Miller was born in
979:Educators from New York (state)
265:James A. Foshay Learning Center
63:Susan Miller Dorsey High School
974:Baptists from New York (state)
964:People from Penn Yan, New York
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860:Carpenter Community Charter
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778:Linda Esperanza Marquez
56:Los Angeles High School
672:West Adams Preparatory
667:Washington Preparatory
202:Superintendent of the
78:The Claremont Colleges
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969:Vassar College alumni
758:High Tech Los Angeles
311:Rancho Dominguez Prep
168:The Los Angeles Times
134:"Susan Miller Dorsey"
82:Claremont, California
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703:Bravo Medical Magnet
88:Notes and references
20:Susan Miller Dorsey.
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908:David L. Brewer III
893:Susan Miller Dorsey
793:Daniel Pearl Magnet
462:Francis Polytechnic
35:from 1920 to 1929.
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617:San Fernando
597:Diego Rivera
427:Contreras LC
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949:1857 births
834:Walter Reed
547:Manual Arts
542:Los Angeles
442:East Valley
402:Canoga Park
67:Los Angeles
943:Categories
708:CA Academy
652:University
632:South Gate
627:South East
412:Chatsworth
397:Birmingham
174:2020-04-26
148:2008-04-19
114:2008-04-19
76:, part of
903:Roy Romer
798:View Park
763:King/Drew
622:Santee EC
612:San Pedro
607:Roybal LC
602:Roosevelt
517:Jefferson
502:Hollywood
422:Cleveland
417:Chávez LA
392:Bernstein
278:(complex)
61:In 1937,
39:Biography
587:Panorama
567:Narbonne
552:Marshall
497:Hamilton
482:Garfield
467:Franklin
432:Crenshaw
325:(magnet)
319:(magnet)
307:(magnet)
301:(magnet)
295:(magnet)
532:Lincoln
527:Kennedy
477:Gardena
472:Fremont
457:Fairfax
387:Belmont
377:Banning
313:(zoned)
31:of the
875:others
844:others
839:Virgil
773:Legacy
677:Wilson
657:Venice
647:Torres
637:Sylmar
592:Reseda
562:Monroe
522:Jordan
437:Dorsey
407:Carson
372:Arleta
537:Locke
492:Grant
447:ELARA
768:Leap
642:Taft
382:Bell
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