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Name |
Small, Dora L. |
Born |
30 Jun 1893 |
Birthplace |
Cape Elizabeth, Maine |
Father |
Charles Edgar Small |
Mother |
Anna S. Curran |
Education |
South Portland High School, Class of 1911 Gorham Normal School Boston University |
Occupation |
Teacher, South Portland, Maine, for 51 years - She taught at the East High Street School, the Broadway School (later renamed as Henley School), and Roosevelt School. She also served as the principal at Roosevelt School. After several years as principal at Roosevelt, she was appointed as Area Principal, a position she held for several years |
Titles & honors |
In 1967, the South Portland School Board named the new school on Thompson Street in her honor, the Dora L. Small Elementary School Co-founder and first president of the State Elementary Principals' Association Member, Delta Kappa Gamma, a National Honorary society for women who have made significant and lasting contributions to the educational field |
Notes |
Buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, South Portland, Maine |
Deceased |
22 Aug 1976 |
Deceased where |
South Portland, Maine |
