Frances R. Dewing

From Philosopedia

Frances Hall Rousmaniere Dewing (20th Century)

Dewing received her BA from Wellesley College in 1900 and Ph.D. from Radcliffe College in 1906.

Frances Hall Rousmaniere Dewing was interested in innovative ideas and philosophy. She felt that young children are very open to trying new ways of thinking. The focus is on children up to grade 6. The Frances R. Dewing Foundation, which was set up in 1963, makes grants that provide "seed money" for intellectual stimulation of young children. It is a small, non-profit, charitable organization that supports innovative ways of teaching young children. Approximately 20 to 30 grants are made per year.

The wife of numismatist Arthur S. Dewing (1880 - 1971), Dewing reviewed some books for Warren Allen Smith of The Humanist.

Correspondence

Dewing was asked to write a review of a book by Elisabeth Achelis, Of Time and the Calendar, about the proposed World Calendar.