Funk, Nettie Sawyer

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Funk, Nettie Sawyer

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        1871-1934

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        Nettie Sawyer Funk was a distinguished American educator, textbook author, social worker, and language specialist of the early twentieth century, best known for developing structured spelling programs for elementary and grammar school students. In 1915, she published the book "The Automatic Speller."

        Born in Okoboji, Dickinson County, Iowa, in 1871, she devoted the early years of her career to primary education and the teaching of language arts. She later moved to Chicago, Illinois, then a leading center of educational publishing, where she transformed her instructional methods into a series of published educational works.

        She was the wife of Abraham Benjamin Funk (1854–1940), an influential Iowa legislator, publisher, and public official. Nettie Sawyer Funk died in Iowa in 1934, leaving a lasting legacy through her contributions to language education and curriculum development.

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        https://lccn.loc.gov/no2019084193

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