Margarethe Schurz

Margarethe Schurz
Born
Margarethe Meyer

(1833-08-27)August 27, 1833
Hamburg
DiedMarch 15, 1876(1876-03-15) (aged 42)
Occupation(s)Educator, homemaker
Known forFounder of the first kindergarten in the United States

Margarethe Meyer-Schurz (born Margarethe Meyer; also called Margaretha Meyer-Schurz or just Margarethe Schurz; 27 August 1833 – 15 March 1876) was a German-American woman who opened the first German-language kindergarten in the United States at Watertown, Wisconsin.