Lucy Wheelock

Lucy Wheelock
"A Woman of the Century"
Born	February 1, 1857 Cambridge, Vermont, U.S.
Died	October 1, 1946(1946-10-01) (aged 89) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Resting place	Mountain View Cemetery, Cambridge, Vermont, U.S.
Occupation	early childhood education pioneer within the American kindergarten movement
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Chauncy-Hall School
Subject	kindergarten education
Literary movement	Fröbel system
Relatives	John Adams

Lucy Wheelock (February 1, 1857 – October 1, 1946) was an American early childhood education pioneer within the American kindergarten movement.^[1] She began her career by teaching the kindergarten program at Chauncy-Hall School (1879–89). Wheelock was the founder and head of Wheelock Kindergarten Training School, which later became Wheelock College in Boston, Massachusetts, and is now the namesake of Boston University's college of education BU Wheelock. She wrote, lectured, and translated on subjects related to education.