Josette Frank, Interviewed by Edith Gordon

Interviewee

Josette Frank

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Interviewer

Edith Lisolette Gordon

Description

Josette Frank, an editor of anthologies for children, served for many years as the Executive Director of the Child Study Association of America and was the first editor of the Children's Book Committee at Bank Street. She is interviewed here in 1978 by Edith Lisolette Gordon who was conducting oral histories that would inform her doctoral dissertation on the history of progressive education at Bank Street. Discussion topics include Frank's work with the Child Study Association of America (CSAA), her experience being a working mother, the Bureau of Educational Experiments (BEE) Nursery School, her recollection of certain educators and school leadership, and more.

From the Edith Lisolette Gordon Papers, Series C, Box 5, Bank Street College Archives, New York, NY.

Date

2-17-1978

Duration

00:51:44

City

New York City

Keywords

Child Study Association of America, CSAA, City and Country School, Bank Street, feminism, Little Red School House, LREI

Disciplines

Early Childhood Education | Education | Educational Leadership | Teacher Education and Professional Development

Recommended Citation

Frank, Josette. Interview by Edith Gordon. 17 February 1978. Edith Lisolette Gordon Papers, Series C, Box 5, Bank Street College Archives, New York, NY. https://educate.bankstreet.edu/oralhistories/1.