Lillian Hoxie Picken (1852–1913) was an American educator and textbook editor.[1] She taught in every grade of public schools, including at Parsons, Kansas and Fort Scott, Kansas, in the Emporia State Normal School (now Emporia State University Teachers College), and in two colleges, besides conducting more than 20 institutes in Kansas.[2][3] In 1902 and 1903, Picken compiled five illustrated textbooks into a children's reading series for the State of Kansas.[3]
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| Born | Lillian Hoxie December 23, 1852 |
| Died | November 18, 1913 Hays, Kansas, U.S. |
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| Employer | Emporia State Normal School |
| Notable work | The Crane Reader series |
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Early life and education edit
Lillian Hoxie was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1852.[2][a] She was the fourth child of the six children of James L. and Charity S. Hoxie.[2]
Her family moved to Michigan, and in that State, she received a normal and university education.[1]
Career edit
After graduation, Picken taught for 20 years, 18 of which were with the educational interests of Kansas. Her work covered all the grades of schools, including six years in the Emporia State Normal School. She was an instructor in 23 normal institutes, and she conducted the majority of them.[1]
In 1902 and 1903, Picken compiled five illustrated textbooks as a children's reading series,[3] illustrated by three different artists, also containing biographies of noted authors, written by Margaret Hill McCarter.[3] Picken also contributed to educational and literary periodicals for many years.[1]
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In September 1913, Picken became Secretary of the 3,800 member YWCA of Kansas City, Missouri.[5]
Personal life edit
On June 19, 1886, at Emporia, Kansas,[2] she married William Samuel Picken (1862–1926),[4] and they lived in Iola, Kansas.[1] Their children were Chat and Lucie Lillian.[4]
Lillian Hoxie Picken died in Hays, Kansas, November 18, 1913.[2]
Selected works edit
Notes edit
- ^ According to Lillian's obituary in The Topeka State Journal (1913), she was born in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, December 23, 1852.[2] In A Woman of the Century (1893), Willard & Livermore record that Lillian was born in Clarksville, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, December 24, 1856.[1] The census data in FamilySearch supports the former, not the latter year.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f Willard, Frances Elizabeth; Livermore, Mary Ashton Rice (1893). "PICKEN, Mrs. Lillian Hoxie". A Woman of the Century: Fourteen Hundred-seventy Biographical Sketches Accompanied by Portraits of Leading American Women in All Walks of Life. Charles Wells Moulton. p. 570.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d e f "The Picken Funeral". The Topeka State Journal. 21 November 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c d "To Adopt New Text Books". Emporia Daily Republican. 1 March 1902. p. 1. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ a b c "Lillian Frances Hoxie Female 23 December 1852 – 18 November 1913". www.familysearch.org. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
- ^ "Y.W.C.A. to Hold Garden Party for New Secretary". The Kansas City Post. 4 September 1913. p. 3. Retrieved 24 February 2024 – via Newspapers.com. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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