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Winifred Hathaway

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74:, where she was head of the history department. She became secretary of the National Society of the Prevention of Blindness in 1916. That same year, she attended the Eugenics Research Association conference, and served on that organization's executive council. She was one of the speakers at Harvard University's "Course on the Education of the Blind" in 1920. She advocated especially for the schoolchild with partial sight, and for "sightsaving" measures such as improved classroom lighting, appropriate seating, glasses, and adapted reading materials. She also supported library practices to assist readers with low vision in locating suitable materials. Her work involved a great deal of travel, including a 1927 lecture tour through 16 states, and a 1932 lecture tour of the American west coast and Hawaii. 20: 445: 28: 50:, the daughter of Daniel Phillips and Mary Morgan Phillips. She was educated at the Normal College of New York, completing teacher training in 1893. She earned an undergraduate degree at 108:
clergyman, in 1904. Winifred Hathaway died in 1954, aged 84 years. In 1959, the National Society for the Prevention of Blindness established a Winifred Hathaway Award in her memory.
38:(1870 — December 1, 1954) was a Welsh-born American educator. She was secretary and associate director of the National Society of the Prevention of Blindness from 1916 to 1949. 77:
She was awarded the Leslie Dana Gold Medal by the St. Louis Society for the Blind in 1937. She was the second woman so honored; the first was Hathaway's mentor,
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Magginis, Willis D. (1944). "Education and Health of the Partially Seeing Child by Winifred Hathaway. The Columbia University Press, 209 pp. $ 2.50".
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Hathaway, Winifred (1947). "Daylight in the Schoolroom".
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Winifred H. Phillips married George Adelbert Hathaway, a
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in economics and social ethics, and a master's degree at
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Education and the Health of the Partially Sighted Child
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Harvard College Class of 1897 Secretary's Fifth Report
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The Importance of Eye Health in Occupational Therapy
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Education and Health of the Partially Sighted Child
23:Winifred Phillips Hathaway, photographed in 1937. 346:"Well-Lighted Schoolhouse: A Cooperative Effort" 70:Phillips taught school in New York City, and at 193:"Course of Lectures on Education of the Blind" 90:Well-Lighted Schoolhouse: A Cooperative Effort 8: 31:Winifred Hathaway, from a 1917 publication. 125: 123: 121: 333:Occupational Therapy and Rehabilitation 117: 158: 156: 7: 145:"In Memoriam: Winifred P. Hathaway" 222:10.1111/j.1746-1561.1947.tb02598.x 14: 433:"Gary Woman Wins Blindness Award" 366:(Columbia University Press 1943). 315:"Mrs. Winifred Hathaway Retires" 130:"Mrs. Hathaway, Taught the Blind" 84:Publications by Hathaway include 46:Winifred H. Phillips was born in 443: 1: 289:"Winifred Phillips Hathaway" 16:Welsh-born American educator 301:"Honored for Aid in Vision" 249:35(12)(December 1941): 710. 148:Hunter College Alumnae News 506: 490:New York University alumni 438:(March 30, 1961): 14. via 259:"To See Sight-Saving Work" 36:Winifred Phillips Hathaway 480:People from Pembrokeshire 436:Logansport Pharos-Tribune 390:10.1080/00131724409341004 274:"Plans Sight-Saving Tour" 92:(1930). and the textbook 485:Radcliffe College alumni 210:Journal of School Health 100:Personal life and legacy 279:(December 26, 1931): 2. 264:(January 31, 1927): 19. 135:(December 2, 1954): 31. 421:New Pittsburgh Courier 360:Winifred P. Hathaway, 244:"Books for Tired Eyes" 32: 24: 423:(April 25, 1964): 11. 378:The Educational Forum 196:Outlook for the Blind 178:"Eugenics Conference" 166:Outlook for the Blind 30: 22: 60:Charles B. Davenport 48:Pembrokeshire, Wales 344:Winifred Hathaway, 328:Winifred Hathaway, 306:(May 29, 1937): 19. 242:Winifred Hathaway, 183:(July 1916): 48-50. 168:(Winter 1917): 117. 79:Louisa Lee Schuyler 56:New York University 475:American educators 335:8(4)(August 1929). 304:The New York Times 277:The New York Times 262:The New York Times 198:(Spring 1921): 67. 133:The New York Times 33: 25: 402:Harvard College, 150:(March 1955): 13. 52:Radcliffe College 497: 449: 448: 447: 430: 424: 415: 409: 400: 394: 393: 373: 367: 358: 352: 351:6(1)(July 1930), 349:Nation's Schools 342: 336: 326: 320: 313: 307: 298: 292: 286: 280: 271: 265: 256: 250: 240: 234: 233: 205: 199: 190: 184: 175: 169: 160: 151: 142: 136: 127: 505: 504: 500: 499: 498: 496: 495: 494: 455: 454: 453: 452: 442: 431: 427: 416: 412: 401: 397: 375: 374: 370: 359: 355: 343: 339: 327: 323: 314: 310: 299: 295: 287: 283: 272: 268: 257: 253: 241: 237: 207: 206: 202: 191: 187: 176: 172: 161: 154: 143: 139: 128: 119: 114: 102: 68: 44: 17: 12: 11: 5: 503: 501: 493: 492: 487: 482: 477: 472: 467: 457: 456: 451: 450: 440:Newspapers.com 425: 410: 395: 368: 353: 337: 321: 308: 293: 281: 266: 251: 235: 216:(6): 157–160. 200: 185: 181:Eugenical News 170: 152: 137: 116: 115: 113: 110: 101: 98: 72:Hunter College 67: 64: 43: 40: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 502: 491: 488: 486: 483: 481: 478: 476: 473: 471: 468: 466: 463: 462: 460: 446: 441: 437: 434: 429: 426: 422: 419: 414: 411: 407: 406: 399: 396: 391: 387: 383: 379: 372: 369: 365: 364: 357: 354: 350: 347: 341: 338: 334: 331: 325: 322: 318: 312: 309: 305: 302: 297: 294: 290: 285: 282: 278: 275: 270: 267: 263: 260: 255: 252: 248: 245: 239: 236: 231: 227: 223: 219: 215: 211: 204: 201: 197: 194: 189: 186: 182: 179: 174: 171: 167: 164: 159: 157: 153: 149: 146: 141: 138: 134: 131: 126: 124: 122: 118: 111: 109: 107: 99: 97: 95: 91: 87: 82: 80: 75: 73: 65: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 41: 39: 37: 29: 21: 435: 428: 420: 413: 408:(1897): 130. 404: 398: 381: 377: 371: 362: 356: 348: 340: 332: 324: 316: 311: 303: 296: 284: 276: 269: 261: 254: 247:ALA Bulletin 246: 238: 213: 209: 203: 195: 188: 180: 173: 165: 147: 140: 132: 103: 93: 89: 85: 83: 76: 69: 45: 35: 34: 470:1954 deaths 465:1870 births 319:(1949): 37. 163:"Who's Who" 459:Categories 384:(4): 470. 112:References 42:Early life 106:Unitarian 317:The Seer 230:20254686 96:(1943). 88:(1929), 228:  66:Career 226:PMID 386:doi 218:doi 461:: 380:. 224:. 214:17 212:. 155:^ 120:^ 62:. 392:. 388:: 382:8 232:. 220::

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Pembrokeshire, Wales
Radcliffe College
New York University
Charles B. Davenport
Hunter College
Louisa Lee Schuyler
Unitarian



"Mrs. Hathaway, Taught the Blind"
"In Memoriam: Winifred P. Hathaway"


"Who's Who"
"Eugenics Conference"
"Course of Lectures on Education of the Blind"
doi
10.1111/j.1746-1561.1947.tb02598.x
PMID
20254686
"Books for Tired Eyes"
"To See Sight-Saving Work"
"Plans Sight-Saving Tour"
"Winifred Phillips Hathaway"
"Honored for Aid in Vision"
"The Importance of Eye Health in Occupational Therapy"
"Well-Lighted Schoolhouse: A Cooperative Effort"

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