DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THIS INFLUENTIAL MISSOURIAN? MEET SUSAN BLOW
Missouri has a rich history of influential figures growing up in our state or making waves in our communities. While some are well known, such as Maya Angelou and Mark Twain, other Missourians who have played influential roles in our country’s history might surprise you. Take Susan Blow, for example. Susan Blow was an American educator credited with opening and operating the first public kindergarten school in the United States. She was born in 1843, the eldest of nine children. Blow and her siblings grew up in comfortable wealth and culture thanks to their father’s business operations and political ties, but the family always put emphasis on education above all else. Even though education was
unusual for young women at the time, Blow was fortunate to have private tutors and attend private boarding schools during her early life. When the Civil War broke out and forced Blow to return home, she took it upon herself to keep her family’s tradition of education by tutoring her younger siblings and teaching Sunday school. In 1870, Blow traveled abroad to Europe, where she first came across the kindergarten teaching methods of German philosopher Friedrich Froebel. He believed in learning through play and cognitive development, and Blow was inspired to take these teachings back to St. Louis. Her father offered to set up a private kindergarten school, but she was adamant about serving as many children as she could through a public system.
After several years of training, Blow opened the country’s very first public kindergarten in St. Louis in 1873. She taught a class of 42 students, covered all expenses out of her own pocket to keep the school running, and was not compensated for her teaching work. But her learning through play methods proved to be a success, and within three years, her kindergarten system had 50 teachers and over 1,000 students. By 1883, every public school in St. Louis had a kindergarten. People like Susan Blow are historical pioneers we may not readily recognize, but without their forward thinking and contributions, our country might look a little different than it does today. YOUR REFERRALS MEAN THE WORLD TO US There is no greater compliment we can receive than a client telling a friend or loved one about us. If you know somebody who has been injured and needs an attorney who will fight on their behalf and give their case the attention it deserves, please pass along this newsletter and have them give us a call at 314-293-4222. Thank you for spreading the word about Finney Injury Law.
SPOOKY STRAWBERRY GHOSTS
Inspired by Candiquik.com
These adorable chocolate-dipped strawberry ghosts will be the stars of your Halloween party!
INGREDIENTS
• 16 oz white chocolate, chopped • 24 strawberries • 1 package mini dark chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS
1. In a microwave-safe bowl, heat the white chocolate at 50% power for 30 seconds. Remove it and stir, then repeat the process until melted. 2. Lay out a sheet of parchment paper. 3. One by one, dip the strawberries into the melted white chocolate and set them on the parchment. Allow the extra chocolate to pool to form a “tail” effect. 4. Before the chocolate coating fully cools, add three mini chocolate
chips to each berry to form two eyes and a mouth. 5. Let chocolate set, then serve your spooky snacks!
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