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Ramsey was author or co-author of three books.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1928-09-15 |title=Guideposts for Junior Reading |pages=8 |work=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120571360/guideposts-for-junior-reading/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her academic articles were published in professional journals including ''The Elementary English Review,''<ref name=":0" /> ''The Detroit Journal of Education'',<ref name=":1" /> and, most frequently, ''Childhood Education''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />
Ramsey was author or co-author of three books.<ref>{{Cite news |date=1928-09-15 |title=Guideposts for Junior Reading |pages=8 |work=The Times Herald |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/120571360/guideposts-for-junior-reading/ |access-date=2023-03-10 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Her academic articles were published in professional journals including ''The Elementary English Review,''<ref name=":0" /> ''The Detroit Journal of Education'',<ref name=":1" /> and, most frequently, ''Childhood Education''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" />


* "The Making of American Ideals: A Pageant-Masque" (1921)<ref name=":1">Ramsey, Eloise. [https://books.google.com/books?id=ZRtRAQAAMAAJ&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Eloise%20Ramsey&pg=PA69#v=onepage&q=Eloise%20Ramsey&f=false "The Making of American Ideals: A Pageant-Masque"] ''The Detroit Journal of Education'' 2(1921): 68-70.</ref>
* "The Making of American Ideals: A Pageant-Masque" (1921)<ref name=":1">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id&#61;ZRtRAQAAMAAJ&newbks&#61;1&newbks_redir&#61;0&dq&#61;Eloise%2520Ramsey&pg&#61;PA69#v&#61;onepage&q&#61;Eloise%2520Ramsey&f&#61;false|title=The Detroit Journal of Education|date=1921|publisher=Board of Education|language=en}}</ref>
* ''A Handbook of Children's Literature, Methods, and Materials'' (1927, with [[Emelyn Elizabeth Gardner]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gardner |first=Emelyn Elizabeth |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001167554 |title=A handbook of children's literature, methods and materials |last2=Ramsey |first2=Eloise |date=1927 |publisher=Scott, Foresman and Company |location=Chicago, Atlanta etc.}}</ref>
* ''A Handbook of Children's Literature, Methods, and Materials'' (1927, with [[Emelyn Elizabeth Gardner]])<ref>{{Cite book |last=Gardner |first=Emelyn Elizabeth |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001167554 |title=A handbook of children's literature, methods and materials |last2=Ramsey |first2=Eloise |date=1927 |publisher=Scott, Foresman and Company |location=Chicago, Atlanta etc.}}</ref>
* ''Syllabus for a course in literature for children'' (1929)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Detroit Teachers College |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102590512 |title=Syllabus for a course in literature for children. |last2=Ramsey |first2=Eloise |date=1929 |publisher=Detroit Teachers College |location=Detroit, Mich.}}</ref>
* ''Syllabus for a course in literature for children'' (1929)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Detroit Teachers College |url=https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/102590512 |title=Syllabus for a course in literature for children. |last2=Ramsey |first2=Eloise |date=1929 |publisher=Detroit Teachers College |location=Detroit, Mich.}}</ref>
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* "The Poetry Hour" (1931)<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1931-11-01 |title=The Poetry Hour |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1931.10723721 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=115–162 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1931.10723721 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "The Poetry Hour" (1931)<ref name=":2">{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1931-11-01 |title=The Poetry Hour |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1931.10723721 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=8 |issue=3 |pages=115–162 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1931.10723721 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Adventures in Letters" (1931)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1931-02-01 |title=Adventures in Letters |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1931.10723635 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=309–314 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1931.10723635 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Adventures in Letters" (1931)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1931-02-01 |title=Adventures in Letters |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1931.10723635 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=7 |issue=6 |pages=309–314 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1931.10723635 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Reading for Fun" (1934)<ref>Ramsey, Eloise. [https://books.google.com/books?id=Wn8gIm-ZJigC&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&dq=Eloise%20Ramsey&pg=RA30-PA4#v=onepage&q=Eloise%20Ramsey&f=false "Reading for Fun"] ''Detroit Educational Bulletin'' 17(3)(February 1934):4.</ref>
* "Reading for Fun" (1934)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Education|first=Detroit (Mich ) Board of|url=https://books.google.com/books?id&#61;Wn8gIm-ZJigC&newbks&#61;1&newbks_redir&#61;0&dq&#61;Eloise%2520Ramsey&pg&#61;RA30-PA4#v&#61;onepage&q&#61;Eloise%2520Ramsey&f&#61;false|title=Detroit Educational Bulletin|date=1918|language=en}}</ref>
* "Children's Books of the Year" (1935)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1935-12-01 |title=Children's Books of the Year |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1935.10724004 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=114–120 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1935.10724004 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Children's Books of the Year" (1935)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1935-12-01 |title=Children's Books of the Year |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1935.10724004 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=12 |issue=3 |pages=114–120 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1935.10724004 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature" (1936)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1936-05-01 |title=Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1936.10724055 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=364–367 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1936.10724055 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>
* "Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature" (1936)<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ramsey |first=Eloise |date=1936-05-01 |title=Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature |url=https://doi.org/10.1080/00094056.1936.10724055 |journal=Childhood Education |volume=12 |issue=8 |pages=364–367 |doi=10.1080/00094056.1936.10724055 |issn=0009-4056}}</ref>

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Eloise Ramsey
A young white woman with dark hair in a bouffant updo, wearing a white dress with a square ruffled neckline
Eloise Ramsey, from the 1910 yearbook of the Madison State Normal School in South Dakota
BornJanuary 4, 1886
South Dakota
DiedNovember 19, 1964
Detroit, Michigan
Occupation(s)Educator, scholar of children's literature

Eloise Ramsey (January 4, 1886 – November 19, 1964) was an American educator and a collector and scholar of children's literature. She was a professor of education at Wayne State University in Michigan from 1919 to 1956.

Early life and education

Ramsey was raised in Woonsocket, South Dakota, the daughter of Samuel A. Ramsey and Luella A. Storer Ramsey. Her father, an attorney, was the first president of the South Dakota Equal Suffrage Association.[1] Her mother was president of the South Dakota WCTU.[2] She followed her parents' work and supported the causes of women's suffrage and temperance. She earned a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Ohio State University.[3] Her thesis was titled "A Study of the Plays of John M. Synge with Special Reference to the Problem of Dramatic Action" (1914).[4]

Career

After a few years of school teaching, Ramsey was training teachers in Illinois and South Dakota. She began as an instructor at the Detroit Normal School in 1919. She became a professor when the school became a college, and then a university, until she retired in 1956. She successfully campaigned for a children's literature section in the school's library, which is now named the Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People, in her memory.[5]

Ramsey lectured on children's reading, encouraging parents to choose interesting, well-written books, and not to over-explain plots or vocabulary. "Give the child an opportunity to enjoy his own reactions," she said in 1928.[6] "If a grownup is bored by a child's book, you may be sure the child will be bored by it too," she declared in a 1929 talk. She also praised newspaper comics in that talk, saying "We don't want our children to become intellectual snobs."[7] In the 1950s, she selected the books to be featured at the Detroit Historical Museum's annual Children's Book Fair. "Because of her, Detroit has gained a reputation for putting on the most selective book fair in the country," reported the Detroit Free Press in 1958.[8]

Ramsey was an active member of the National Council of Teachers of English,[9] and the American Association of University Women.[10]

Publications

Ramsey was author or co-author of three books.[11] Her academic articles were published in professional journals including The Elementary English Review,[12] The Detroit Journal of Education,[13] and, most frequently, Childhood Education.[14][15]

  • "The Making of American Ideals: A Pageant-Masque" (1921)[13]
  • A Handbook of Children's Literature, Methods, and Materials (1927, with Emelyn Elizabeth Gardner)[16]
  • Syllabus for a course in literature for children (1929)[17]
  • "Creative Reading" (1930)[12]
  • "The Poetry Hour" (1931)[14]
  • "Adventures in Letters" (1931)[18]
  • "Reading for Fun" (1934)[19]
  • "Children's Books of the Year" (1935)[20]
  • "Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature" (1936)[21]
  • "Verse-Speaking Choirs for Children" (1936)[22]
  • "Introducing the Illustrator" (1938)[23]
  • "The Calendar in Books" (1939)[24]
  • "Seeing the Calendar in Perspective" (1939)[15]
  • "Recovering Lost-Horizons" (1940)[25]
  • Folklore for Children and Young People: A Critical and Descriptive Bibliography for Use in the Elementary and Intermediate School (1952, with Dorothy Howard)[26]

Personal life

Ramsey died in 1964, in Detroit, at the age of 78.[27] Her papers are in the archives of Wayne State University.[28]

References

  1. ^ "Turning Point Suffragist Memorial". Suffragists in South Dakota. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  2. ^ "Convention is Over". The Mitchell Capital. 1902-09-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Eloise Ramsey Collection, Walter P. Reuther Library, Wayne State University.
  4. ^ Ramsey, Eloise. "A Study of the Plays of John M. Synge with Special Reference to the Problem of Dramatic Action." PhD diss., Ohio State University, 1914.
  5. ^ Libraries, Wayne State University (1967). The Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People: A Catalogue. Wayne State University Libraries.
  6. ^ Britton, Frederica (1928-10-27). "Expert Gives Suggestions for Selection of Children's Books". Detroit Free Press. p. 10. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Poetry First, Stories Later for Young Children, Advises Expert". Detroit Free Press. 1929-03-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-10.
  8. ^ Sterling, Pauline (1958-11-02). "A Stickler for Perfection". Detroit Free Press. p. 33. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Around the Town". Detroit Free Press. 1932-11-29. p. 22. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Poetry First, Stories Later for Young Children, Advises Expert". Detroit Free Press. 1929-03-22. p. 14. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Guideposts for Junior Reading". The Times Herald. 1928-09-15. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ a b Ramsey, Eloise (May 1930). "Creative Reading". The Elementary English Review. 7 (5): 116–123. ISSN 0888-1030.
  13. ^ a b The Detroit Journal of Education. Board of Education. 1921.
  14. ^ a b Ramsey, Eloise (1931-11-01). "The Poetry Hour". Childhood Education. 8 (3): 115–162. doi:10.1080/00094056.1931.10723721. ISSN 0009-4056.
  15. ^ a b Ramsey, Eloise (1939-09-01). "Seeing the Calendar in Perspective". Childhood Education. 16 (1): 5–13. doi:10.1080/00094056.1939.10724381. ISSN 0009-4056.
  16. ^ Gardner, Emelyn Elizabeth; Ramsey, Eloise (1927). A handbook of children's literature, methods and materials. Chicago, Atlanta etc.: Scott, Foresman and Company.
  17. ^ Detroit Teachers College; Ramsey, Eloise (1929). Syllabus for a course in literature for children. Detroit, Mich.: Detroit Teachers College.
  18. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1931-02-01). "Adventures in Letters". Childhood Education. 7 (6): 309–314. doi:10.1080/00094056.1931.10723635. ISSN 0009-4056.
  19. ^ Education, Detroit (Mich ) Board of (1918). Detroit Educational Bulletin.
  20. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1935-12-01). "Children's Books of the Year". Childhood Education. 12 (3): 114–120. doi:10.1080/00094056.1935.10724004. ISSN 0009-4056.
  21. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1936-05-01). "Social Backgrounds in Children's Literature". Childhood Education. 12 (8): 364–367. doi:10.1080/00094056.1936.10724055. ISSN 0009-4056.
  22. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1936-02-01). "Verse-Speaking Choirs for Children". Childhood Education. 12 (5): 201–205. doi:10.1080/00094056.1936.10728486. ISSN 0009-4056.
  23. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1938-04-01). "Introducing the Illustrator". Childhood Education. 14 (8): 344–348. doi:10.1080/00094056.1938.10724229. ISSN 0009-4056.
  24. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1939-09-01). "The Calendar in Books". Childhood Education. 16 (1): 34–38. doi:10.1080/00094056.1939.10724387. ISSN 0009-4056.
  25. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1940-10-01). "Recovering Lost-Horizons". Childhood Education. 17 (2): 65–69. doi:10.1080/00094056.1940.10724522. ISSN 0009-4056.
  26. ^ Ramsey, Eloise (1952). Folklore for Children and Young People: A Critical and Descriptive Bibliography for Use in the Elementary and Intermediate School. American Folklore Society. ISBN 978-0-527-01127-7.
  27. ^ "WSU Prof Dies". Detroit Free Press. 1964-11-21. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-10 – via Newspapers.com.
  28. ^ "Eloise Ramsey Collection of Literature for Young People". Wayne State University Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-03-10.

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