Английская Википедия:Esther Frances How

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Esther Frances How (January 29, 1848 – September 22, 1915), better known as Hester How, was a teacher who helped turn around delinquent boys in 19th-century Toronto.[1]

How was born in Ireland in 1848 to Thomas Ferguson How and Catherine J. How and immigrated to Canada West in 1849.[1] How graduated from Toronto Normal School and began her teaching career in 1871.[1]

It was in 1879 when How was hired under the direction of Toronto Mayor William Holmes Howland and public school inspector James L. Hughes to help establish a school for troubled youth.[2] This helped establish her as an advocate for troubled youth. It also helped steer youth away from trouble, away from being handled in the adult court system, and toward a juvenile justice system.[3]

The school she taught at was renamed after her in 1912, and she retired from teaching a year later.[1]

How died in Toronto in 1915, and was buried in St. James Cemetery.[1]

Legacy

Beside Hester How Public School (former Elizabeth Street Public School now demolished and located in what is the east entrance of Hospital for Sick Children), a day care centre at Toronto City Hall (opened 1990) is named after her.

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