Bio – Paulsen, Helen Bradford

Murmurmontis 1910
Murmurmontis 1911

Born:

Died:

Education:

  • Dakota Wesleyan
  • Phoebe Kindergarten Trainin School of Chicago
  • Graduate work at the Iowa State Normal School
  • Graduate work at Columbia University

Professor of Pedagogy, Training Teacher 1909-1912

Notes:

  • In addition to her work in teaching, Mrs. Paulsen has spent four seasons in doing Chautauqua work and in many sections of the coountry is a great favorite at the Chautauquas.
  • Spoke at the 27th Annual Convention of the National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations at Louisville, Kentucky. Her speech was “Young Folks and Old Rhymes” Educational Review, June 1923, p.56
  • A great article about her educational theories and work can be found here:(Michigan Educational Journal, September 1924, pp/234-235)
  • To Lecture at City Hall Friday, March 2, 7:45 pm. Mrs. Helen Bradford Paulsen, “The Mother Goose Lady”. Coming to Durant under auspices of the local Parent-Teacher Association. Front page of : (The Durant News, Durant, Mississippi, February 24, 1928)
  • Resigned to take up permanent work in connection with the Junior Chautauqua, with headquarters in Chicago. (Pharos, 1912-06,  p.34)