Cora Wilson Stewart (January 17, 1875 – December 2, 1958) was an American progressive era social reformer and educator who is well known for her work to eliminate adult illiteracy. In 1911, Stewart was the first woman to be elected to the position of the president of the Kentucky Education Association.[1] Stewart opened Moonlight School, first in Rowan County, Kentucky and then across the United States, to educate illiterate adults at night in the schools where children studied during the day.[2]
- ^ Baldwin, Yvonne Honeycutt (2006). Cora Wilson Stewart and Kentucky's Moonlight Schools. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 081312378X. Retrieved April 2, 2010.
- ^ Nelms, Willie (1997). Cora Wilson Stewart : crusader against illiteracy. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Co. ISBN 0786403349. Retrieved July 23, 2015.