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Jane Mary Dewey was born in Chicago, the daughter (and sixth child) of philosopher John Dewey and educator Alice Chipman Dewey. Her parents named her in honor of Jane Addams, an activist, sociologist, and reformer; and Mary Rozet Smith, a philanthropist who was Addams's longtime companion.
One of the Dewey girls, Jane Mary, was named after Addams and her lover, Mary Smith. To further both their work and their children’s educations, the couple together founded the University Elementary School, widely known as the “Laboratory School,” in 1896.
Director of Arts Education Jane Dewey receives Education Award in 2021 Governor’s Awards in the Arts
Jane Mary Dewey was born in Chicago, the daughter (and sixth child) of philosopher John Dewey and educator Alice Chipman Dewey. Her parents named her in honor of Jane Addams, an activist, sociologist and reformer; and Mary Rozet Smith, a philanthropist who was Addams's longtime companion.
Apr 11, 2019 · Former and current Danville Board of Education members and others gathered around as Jane Dewey, director of arts education, accepted a proclamation from the city for winning a national award.
Jane Mary Dewey was the daughter of John and Alice Dewey. She was named after Jane Addams and Mary Rozet Smith.
In 1939, John Dewey’s youngest child, Jane Mary, collaborated with her sister Evelyn to write a biographical essay on their father. As she added in a note, “this biography was written by the daugh-ters of its subject from materials which he furnished.”6 That essay, an autobiographical article written in 1930, and his collected let-
