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'''Kate Vixon Wofford''' (October 20, 1894 – October 31, 1954)<ref name="FindAGrave">{{Find a Grave|8240051|Kate Vixon Wofford}}</ref> was an educator from South Carolina. In 1922 she became the first woman in the state to hold elected office when she was elected superintendent of schools of [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens County]].<ref name="SpruillLittlefield2012">{{cite book|author1=Marjorie Julian Spruill|author2=Valinda W. Littlefield|author3=Joan Marie Johnson|title=South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8-_fKSa5cgC&pg=PA52|year=2012|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=978-0-8203-4215-3|pages=52–}}</ref>


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'''Kate Vixon Wofford''' (October 20, 1894 – October 31, 1954)<ref name="FindAGrave">{{Find a Grave|8240051|Kate Vixon Wofford}}</ref> was an educator from South Carolina. In 1922, she became the first woman in the state to hold elected office when she was elected [[Superintendent (education)|superintendent of schools]] of [[Laurens County, South Carolina|Laurens County]].<ref name="SpruillLittlefield2012">{{cite book|author1=Marjorie Julian Spruill|author2=Valinda W. Littlefield|author3=Joan Marie Johnson|title=South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F8-_fKSa5cgC&pg=PA52|year=2012|publisher=University of Georgia Press|isbn=978-0-8203-4215-3|pages=52–}}</ref>
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Wofford graduated from [[Winthrop University|Winthrop College]] in 1916<ref name="winthrop.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.winthrop.edu/recservices/default.aspx?id=3168|title=Winthrop University: Recreational Services – Wofford Hall – 1967|work=winthrop.edu|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> and taught at Laurens High School shortly thereafter.<ref name="walteredgar">{{cite web|url=http://etvradio.org/post/w-wofford-kate-vixon#stream/0|title="W" is for Wofford, Kate Vixon|author=Walter Edgar|work=etvradio.org|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> At the onset of [[World War I]], she joined the [[United States Navy]] as a yeoman, one of the first women to enlist in the war effort.<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> Returning to Laurens after the war, she was elected in 1922 as the county superintendent of schools, becoming the first woman in South Carolina to discharge that role as well as the first woman in the state to be elected to public office. She would serve two terms.<ref name="walteredgar"/> She also served a term as the first president of the South Carolina State Teachers Association,<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> and worked as a school principal as well as teacher.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19370328&id=3kgsAAAAIBAJ&sjid=y8oEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,2497542&hl=en|title=Herald-Journal – Google News Archive Search|work=google.com|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> She continued her education through [[Columbia University]], from which school she received a doctorate, before becoming head professor and director of rural education at [[Buffalo State College|the State Teachers College]] in [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref name="walteredgar"/> She also taught education at the [[University of Florida]],<ref name="ufl.edu">{{cite web|url=https://education.ufl.edu/centennial/feature-stories/women-of-the-coe/ |title=Women of the COE » Centennial Celebration » College of Education, University of Florida |publisher=Education.ufl.edu |date=2012-10-25 |accessdate=2016-06-17}}</ref> and held a degree from [[Cornell University]].<ref name="google.com"/>


==Biography==
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Winthrop wrote two books on the subject of education, ''Modern Education in the Small Rural School'' and ''Teaching in Small Schools'', for which she gained some recognition;<ref name="walteredgar"/> she was also published by the [[National Education Association]] during her career,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/education-of-teachers-for-rural-america/oclc/1802662|title=Education of teachers for rural America,|work=worldcat.org|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> and wrote numerous other works on the subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002035926/|title=Wofford, Kate V. 1898–1954 (Kate Vixon) [WorldCat Identities]|work=worldcat.org|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> She was an avid golfer and collected antiques, and was listed in ''[[Who's Who]]'' during her career.<ref name="google.com"/>
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Wofford graduated from [[Winthrop University|Winthrop College]] in 1916<ref name="winthrop.edu">{{cite web|url=http://www.winthrop.edu/recservices/default.aspx?id=3168|title=Winthrop University: Recreational Services – Wofford Hall – 1967|work=winthrop.edu|access-date=10 September 2015|archive-date=23 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160623155659/http://www.winthrop.edu/recservices/default.aspx?id=3168|url-status=dead}}</ref> and taught at Laurens High School shortly thereafter.<ref name="walteredgar">{{cite web|url=http://etvradio.org/post/w-wofford-kate-vixon#stream/0|title="W" is for Wofford, Kate Vixon|author=Walter Edgar|work=etvradio.org|access-date=10 September 2015|archive-date=24 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160924053926/http://etvradio.org/post/w-wofford-kate-vixon#stream/0|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the onset of [[World War I]], she joined the [[United States Navy]] as a yeoman, one of the first women to enlist in the war effort.<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> Returning to Laurens after the war, she was elected in 1922 as the county superintendent of schools, becoming the first woman in South Carolina to discharge that role as well as the first woman in the state to be elected to public office. She would serve two terms.<ref name="walteredgar"/> She also served a term as the first president of the South Carolina State Teachers Association,<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> and worked as a school principal as well as teacher.<ref name="google.com">{{cite web|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1876&dat=19370328&id=3kgsAAAAIBAJ&pg=4647,2497542&hl=en|title=Herald-Journal – Google News Archive Search|work=google.com|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> She continued her education through [[Columbia University]], from which school she received a doctorate, before becoming head professor and director of rural education at [[Buffalo State College|the State Teachers College]] in [[Buffalo, New York]].<ref name="walteredgar"/> She also taught education at the [[University of Florida]],<ref name="ufl.edu">{{cite web |url=https://education.ufl.edu/centennial/feature-stories/women-of-the-coe/ |title=Women of the COE » Centennial Celebration » College of Education, University of Florida |publisher=Education.ufl.edu |date=2012-10-25 |access-date=2016-06-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620051305/http://education.ufl.edu/centennial/feature-stories/women-of-the-coe/ |archive-date=2016-06-20 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and held a degree from [[Cornell University]].<ref name="google.com"/>


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Winthrop wrote two books on the subject of education, ''Modern Education in the Small Rural School'' and ''Teaching in Small Schools'', for which she gained some recognition;<ref name="walteredgar"/> she was also published by the [[National Education Association]] during her career,<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1802662|title=Education of teachers for rural America|via=worldcat.org|oclc=1802662|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> and wrote numerous other works on the subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2002035926/|title=Wofford, Kate V. 1898–1954 (Kate Vixon) [WorldCat Identities]|work=worldcat.org|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> She was an avid golfer and collected antiques, and was listed in ''[[Who's Who]]'' during her career.<ref name="google.com"/>
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Wofford is buried in the cemetery of New Prospect Baptist Church in Laurens.<ref name="FindAGrave"/> A small archive related to her career is held at the library of the [[University of South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.worldcat.org/title/kate-vixon-wofford-papers-1933-1954/oclc/31399929|title=Kate Vixon Wofford papers, 1933–1954.|work=worldcat.org|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> Wofford Hall, a women's residence hall constructed in 1967 at her alma mater, is named in her honor,<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> and her family presented the school with a portrait of her, painted by a fellow Winthrop alumna, after her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/67494328/|title=Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina · Page 7|work=Newspapers.com|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> The school also offers a scholarship in her honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolsoup.com/scholarship-directory/state/Kate-V-Wofford-Scholarship-198029/|title=Kate V. Wofford Scholarship|work=schoolsoup.com|accessdate=10 September 2015}}</ref> The third floor north of Rawlins Hall, a women's dormitory at the University of Florida opened in 1958, also bears her name; sections of the hall were named after various significant women in Florida history.<ref name="ufl.edu"/>

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Wofford is buried in the cemetery of New Prospect Baptist Church in Laurens.<ref name="FindAGrave"/> A small archive related to her career is held at the library of the [[University of South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31399929|title=Kate Vixon Wofford papers, 1933–1954.|via=worldcat.org|oclc=31399929|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> Wofford Hall, a women's residence hall constructed in 1967 at her alma mater, is named in her honor,<ref name="winthrop.edu"/> and her family presented the school with a portrait of her, painted by a fellow Winthrop alumna, after her death.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/67494328/|title=Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina · Page 7|work=Newspapers.com|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> The school also offers a scholarship in her honor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.schoolsoup.com/scholarship-directory/state/Kate-V-Wofford-Scholarship-198029/|title=Kate V. Wofford Scholarship|work=schoolsoup.com|access-date=10 September 2015}}</ref> The third floor north of Rawlins Hall, a women's dormitory at the University of Florida opened in 1958, also bears her name; sections of the hall were named after various significant women in Florida history.<ref name="ufl.edu"/>


Wofford's brother, Thomas, served as a Winthrop trustee from 1945 until 1953.<ref name="winthrop.edu"/>
Wofford's brother, Thomas, served as a Winthrop trustee from 1945 until 1953.<ref name="winthrop.edu"/>
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Latest revision as of 22:32, 21 May 2024

Kate Vixon Wofford (October 20, 1894 – October 31, 1954)[1] was an educator from South Carolina. In 1922, she became the first woman in the state to hold elected office when she was elected superintendent of schools of Laurens County.[2]

Biography

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Wofford graduated from Winthrop College in 1916[3] and taught at Laurens High School shortly thereafter.[4] At the onset of World War I, she joined the United States Navy as a yeoman, one of the first women to enlist in the war effort.[3] Returning to Laurens after the war, she was elected in 1922 as the county superintendent of schools, becoming the first woman in South Carolina to discharge that role as well as the first woman in the state to be elected to public office. She would serve two terms.[4] She also served a term as the first president of the South Carolina State Teachers Association,[3] and worked as a school principal as well as teacher.[5] She continued her education through Columbia University, from which school she received a doctorate, before becoming head professor and director of rural education at the State Teachers College in Buffalo, New York.[4] She also taught education at the University of Florida,[6] and held a degree from Cornell University.[5]

Winthrop wrote two books on the subject of education, Modern Education in the Small Rural School and Teaching in Small Schools, for which she gained some recognition;[4] she was also published by the National Education Association during her career,[7] and wrote numerous other works on the subject.[8] She was an avid golfer and collected antiques, and was listed in Who's Who during her career.[5]

Wofford is buried in the cemetery of New Prospect Baptist Church in Laurens.[1] A small archive related to her career is held at the library of the University of South Carolina.[9] Wofford Hall, a women's residence hall constructed in 1967 at her alma mater, is named in her honor,[3] and her family presented the school with a portrait of her, painted by a fellow Winthrop alumna, after her death.[10] The school also offers a scholarship in her honor.[11] The third floor north of Rawlins Hall, a women's dormitory at the University of Florida opened in 1958, also bears her name; sections of the hall were named after various significant women in Florida history.[6]

Wofford's brother, Thomas, served as a Winthrop trustee from 1945 until 1953.[3]

See also

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  • Mary Gordon Ellis, elected superintendent of schools in Jasper County, South Carolina, in 1924; she would become the first woman elected to the South Carolina legislature in 1928

References

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  1. ^ a b Kate Vixon Wofford at Find a Grave
  2. ^ Marjorie Julian Spruill; Valinda W. Littlefield; Joan Marie Johnson (2012). South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times. University of Georgia Press. pp. 52–. ISBN 978-0-8203-4215-3.
  3. ^ a b c d e "Winthrop University: Recreational Services – Wofford Hall – 1967". winthrop.edu. Archived from the original on 23 June 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d Walter Edgar. ""W" is for Wofford, Kate Vixon". etvradio.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  5. ^ a b c "Herald-Journal – Google News Archive Search". google.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Women of the COE » Centennial Celebration » College of Education, University of Florida". Education.ufl.edu. 2012-10-25. Archived from the original on 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2016-06-17.
  7. ^ Education of teachers for rural America. OCLC 1802662. Retrieved 10 September 2015 – via worldcat.org.
  8. ^ "Wofford, Kate V. 1898–1954 (Kate Vixon) [WorldCat Identities]". worldcat.org. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  9. ^ Kate Vixon Wofford papers, 1933–1954. OCLC 31399929. Retrieved 10 September 2015 – via worldcat.org.
  10. ^ "Florence Morning News from Florence, South Carolina · Page 7". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Kate V. Wofford Scholarship". schoolsoup.com. Retrieved 10 September 2015.
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