I had both married and unmarried teachers through out my public school years (1946-1957) in Gloucester County. The schools were segreted so I can only vouch fo the teachers in the schools for the African-American students. My 6th grade (1950-51) teacher, new to the Gloucester school system in the fall of 1950, was the wife of the school principal. Harriott Lomax Retired, CWF Interpreter > Date: Fri, 21 Dec 2007 16:01:16 -0500 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [VA-HIST] Married Women Teachers > To: [log in to unmask] > > Va-Hist subscriber Bill Obrochta at the Virginia Historical Society > asks: > > > To All- > > For years, I have heard that in Virginia, through the 1950s, female > public-school teachers who married were no longer allowed to teach. I > have never found anything to confirm this. The only thing I can find > that even touches on the subject is a report about teacher shortages in > Virginia in the 1940s, which implies that female teachers who married > often chose to leave the profession. > > So my questions: Was there a time when married, female teachers were > legally prohibited from teaching in public schools? If so, by whom--the > state or the locality? If the locality, was it a school board > regulation, or just the custom of the board not to hire or not to renew > contracts for this reason? Or was it the custom for female teachers, > once married, to "choose" to leave teaching? > > Thanks for your help. > > Bill > > William B. Obrochta > Director of Education > Virginia Historical Society > P. O. Box 7311 > Richmond, VA 23221-0311 > Phone: 804-342-9651 > Fax: 804-355-2399 > www.vahistorical.org > > ______________________________________ > To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at > http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html _________________________________________________________________ i’m is proud to present Cause Effect, a series about real people making a difference. http://im.live.com/Messenger/IM/MTV/?source=text_Cause_Effect ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html