Remembrance
Electa Quinney day
November 1
Electa Quinney's name before her first marriage was
Electa Quinney
Electa Quinney's parents originally lived in a town in Massachusetts called
Stockbridge
The area Electa Quinney lived during the last years of her life is known today as
Stockbridge
What were the math classes Electa Quinney taught referred to as?
Arithmetic
The year Electa Quinney day was established in Wisconsin
2019
Electa Quinney's first husband, Daniel Adams, was
A Mohawk Missionary
What religious group taught Electa Quinney when she was a young girl in New Stockbridge?
The Quakers
Electa Quinney and her husband had to leave Wisconsin in the 1830s because of
The Indian Removal Act of 1830
What did Daniel Adams and Electa grow while living in what was referred to at the time as 'Indian Territory'
Wheat and Corn
Where is there a school named for Electa Quinney
Kaukauna, Wisconsin
Electa Quinney and Daniel Adams had how many sons together
Three (John Clark, Daniel Jr, and Alex)
What materials did Stockbridge Mohican girls learn how to make cloth with?
Flax and Wool
The town Electa Quinney opened her first school in, in the year 1828
Statesburg, Wisconsin
While away from Wisconsin Electa Quinney was no longer able to teach because
It was seen as improper for married women to teach or work outside the home
Electa Quinney was buried at
Stockbridge, Wisconsin
Electa Quinney's 2nd Husband, John Walker Candy was
A Cherokee Printer who published newspaper articles in both Cherokee and English
Because many men died in the revolutionary war, what did the Stockbridge Mohican women begin doing?
Taking leadership positions in the community
The nations the Stockbridge Mohicans negotiated with for part of their land
Menominee and Ho-Chuck
What was impressive about the house Electa and Daniel shared?
The size of their library
When Electa Quinney died, she had this many surviving sons
One
Electa's family returned to Wisconsin because
Her brother John Quinney was sick
What was the name of the Girls' School Electa Quinney attended?
Clinton Female Seminary
Her son, Daniel Jr. left Wisconsin in order to
Fight for the Union in the Civil War
Some classes taught when Electa was a child that aren't today include
Needlepoint and Astronomy