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- 1. a small primary school run by elderly women, especially in their own homes. historical
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Thomas George Webster, A Dame's School, in England. Dame schools were small, privately run schools for children age two to five. They emerged in Great Britain and its colonies during the early modern period. These schools were taught by a “school dame,” a local woman who would care for and teach ABCs for a small fee. [1]
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www.merriam-webster.com · dictionary · dame schoolDame school Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of DAME SCHOOL is a school in which the rudiments of reading and writing were taught by a woman in her own home.
dame school, small private school for young children run by women; such schools were the precursors of nursery, or infant, schools in England and colonial America. They existed in England possibly before the 16th century in both towns and rural areas and survived into the 19th century.
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Definition. Dame schools were informal, private educational institutions in early colonial America, often run by women in their homes, primarily for young children. These schools provided basic instruction in reading, writing, and arithmetic, emphasizing moral education aligned with Puritan values.
Definition. Dame schools were informal educational institutions in early America, typically run by women in their homes, where young children were taught basic reading, writing, and arithmetic.
DAME SCHOOL, a type of school transplanted to some of the American colonies from England, usually conducted by a woman in her home. Young children of the neighborhood were taught the alphabet, the horn-book, elements of reading, and moral and religious subjects.
