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Idabelle Yeiser
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Idabelle Yeiser, from the 1920 yearbook of Montclair State Normal School
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| Born | about 1900 |
| Died | September 24, 1954 |
| Occupation | Educator, college professor, writer, poet |
Idabelle Yeiser (born around 1900, died September 24, 1954) was an American poet, writer, and teacher. She was part of a special time called the New Negro Movement in Philadelphia. This movement celebrated Black art and culture.
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Her Early Life and School
Idabelle Yeiser's father, John G. Yeiser, was a pastor in the African Methodist Episcopal Church. She finished Asbury Park High School in 1918. Then, she graduated from the New Jersey State Normal School at Montclair in 1920. She earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania. She also studied in Paris, France, and Madrid, Spain. In 1940, she earned a special degree called a doctorate in education. She got this degree from Teachers College, Columbia University.
Her Career and Work
Idabelle Yeiser taught school in Camden, New Jersey, and in Philadelphia. She also gave private language lessons. She was known for teaching with puppets, which sounds like fun! From 1943 to 1946, she was a professor at Dillard University. In 1950, she taught at Cheyney College. Later, she was a professor at Brooklyn College in the 1950s.
Other Interesting Activities
In the 1930s, Idabelle Yeiser was a champion horse rider in Philadelphia. She won many awards for her skills. She also worked with the Mississippi Health Project. She helped interview people with Melva L. Price and Dorothy Celeste Boulding Ferebee. In 1945, she helped guide teachers at the Oklahoma City Negro Teachers' Institute.
Working for Peace
Yeiser was very active in the peace movement. She believed in working for a peaceful world. She was a member of the Philadelphia group of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. In the early 1930s, she wrote a newspaper column called "Peace Corner." It was in Philadelphia Tribune. In the summer of 1947, she was one of six Americans chosen to attend a UNESCO meeting in France.
Her Writings
Idabelle Yeiser wrote many different things, including poems and articles.
- "Echoes of Toulouse, France" (1926, The Crisis)
- Moods: A Book of Verse (1937)
- "The Why and How of Teaching French to Little Children" (1939, The Modern Language Journal)
- The Curriculum as an Integrating Force for Ethnic Variations (1943)
- "The Teacher Beyond the Textbook" (1944, The Southwestern Journal)
- Lyric and Legend (1947)
- "Notes on a UNESCO Conference" (1949)
- "Two Student Teaching Programs" (1953, Journal of Teacher Education)
- "An Essay on Creativity" (1953, Arts and Activities)
Her Later Life
Idabelle Yeiser passed away in 1954.
