Sarah Wool Moore | |
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 Immigrant camp school house at Ashokan dam established by Sarah Wool Moore | |
| Born | May 3, 1846 |
| Died | May 19, 1911 (aged 65) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | teacher |
| Years active | 1866–1911 |
| Known for | founding the Nebraska Art Association and the New York Society for Italian Immigrants |
Sarah Wool Moore (1846–1911) was an artist and art teacher, as well as a language instructor, who was the first director of the Art Department at the University of Nebraska and founded the Nebraska Art Association. After leaving Nebraska, she taught in New York City. Disturbed by the intolerance shown to Italian immigrants, Moore worked as secretary of the New York Society for Italian Immigrants. In that capacity, she founded and taught at several language schools in New York and Pennsylvania to facilitate Italian immigrants learning of English. She also wrote English-Italian handbooks to help immigrants quickly learn the language they would use on a daily basis.