Virginia Randolph

For the 19th-century writer, see Virginia Randolph Cary.

Virginia Randolph
Photograph of Virginia Randolph
BornMay 1870
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 1958(1958-03-16) (aged 87)
Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
OccupationEducator

Virginia Estelle Randolph (May 1870 – March 16, 1958) was an American educator in Henrico County, Virginia.[1] She was named the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher" by her Superintendent of Schools, Jackson Davis,[2] and she led a program funded by the Jeanes Foundation to upgrade vocational training throughout the U.S. South as her career progressed. Her work is widely associated with vocational education.[3] Two schools of the Henrico County Public Schools system were named in her honor and in 2009 Randolph was posthumously honored by the Library of Virginia as one of their "Virginia Women in History" for her career and contributions to education.[4]

  1. ^ The Virginia Randolph Foundation, Inc
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  4. ^ "Virginia Estelle Randolph (1874–1958)". Library of Virginia. Retrieved March 4, 2015.