People Name: Salisbury, Mary H Profession: Educator Category: Education Description: Mary H. Salisbury was St. LouisĀ“ first female public school teacher. She was responsible for educating about 100 girls in a building at Fourth and Spruce Streets. The school used the Lancastrian method of schooling, in which a teacher would lecture as many as 200 students. |
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