Sarah Louise Arnold

Sarah Louise Arnold (February 15, 1859 – February 26, 1943) was an American educator, author, and suffragist. She was better known in the schoolroom and among teachers than any other woman connected with education in her day.

Early life and education Sarah Louise Arnold was born in Abington, Massachusetts, February 15, 1859. She had 14 siblings.

In 1922, Arnold resigned the responsibilities of active leadership in Simmons College in order to become an educator-at-large. Her highest inspirations were given through public speech. She spoke in nearly every state of the U.S. During World War I, the Federal Food Administration sent her to the colleges and universities of the country to make addresses, including several at the state and national meetings of the General Federation of Women's Clubs. An address made in the early 1920s in the Cincinnati Music Hall was heard by an audience of more than 3,000. During that time, her theme was education.

Arnold wrote textbooks on the topics of literature and grammar.

She was also an active suffragist, prominent in various suffrage organizations. She also served on the Advisory Council of Better Homes in America, and on the Advisory Committee of "The Committee of Awards of the Popular Radio Medal for Conspicuous Service". Arnold was an honorary vice-president of the Women's Municipal League of Boston.

Death and legacy Arnold made her home in Newton Centre, Massachusetts, Her papers are held by Simmons University.

Selected works Waymarks for Teachers, 1894 Stepping Stones to Literature, 1897 (with Charles Benajah Gilbert) Reading; how to teach it, 1899 The Arnold Primer, 1901 The Mother Tongue, 1905 Book I.-Lessons in Speaking. Reading and Writing English (with George Lyman Kittredge) Book II.-An Elementary English Grammar with Lessons in Composition (with George Lyman Kittredge) Book III.-The Elements of English Composition. (with John Have Gardiner and George Lyman Kittredge) The mastery of words, 1916 The story of the Sargent industrial school at Beacon, New York, 1891–1916, 1917 The Way of Understanding, 1934