Rural Teacher

Show Notes

Can't read a word? No problem! Let the Minute Women teach you everything you need to know. This week's episode features Canadian painter Robert Harris and the mystery of his famous painting A Meeting of the School Trustees. The painting depicts a female rural school teacher addressing the male school trustees in a one room schoolhouse.

https://www.historicacanada.ca/content/heritage-minutes/rural-teacher

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