Background
BAYLOR, Adelaide Steele was born in Wabash, Indiana, United States. Daughter of James Craig and Susannah (Steele) Baylor.
BAYLOR, Adelaide Steele was born in Wabash, Indiana, United States. Daughter of James Craig and Susannah (Steele) Baylor.
Public Schools, Wabash, Indiana. University of Michigan, 1893-1895. University of Chicago, Bachelor of Philosophy, 1897.
Columbia University, scholarship, 1908, M. A., 1918. Doctor of Science in Home Ec. Education (Honorary), The Stout Institute, 1927.
Teacher, Public Schools, Indiana. Superintendent, City Schools, Wabash, Indiana., 1903-1910. Assistant State Superintendent public instruction, Indiana., 1911-1914.
State Supervisor Home Economics, Indiana., 1915-1917. Federation Agent home economics Education, Washington, District of Columbia, 1918-1922. Only woman ever nominated for State Superintendent public instruction, Indiana., 1920.
Chief, home economics Education service, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1923.
Member: National. Committee on Rural Schools, 1912-1923, National. Committee on Standards for Educational Tests and Measurements, 1912-1914. Lecturer and writer on educational subjects.
Author: Adventures of Tabby Gray (children’s book), 1913. Coauthor Young America’s First Book, 1919. Member: City and Town Superintendent Association, Indiana.
(President, 1905, only woman member of organisation). Elementary Section N. E.A. (President, 1911). National. Council of Administrative Women in Education (President, 1916-1917).
National. Society for Vocational Education. League of American Pen Women. American Association of University Women.
National. Council Education (Secretary, since 1917).