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Sarah Ann Blocker
American educator (1857–1944) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sarah Ann Blocker (October 27, 1857 – April 15, 1944) was an American educator and co-founder of Florida Memorial College. She was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame in 2003.
Early life
Blocker earned her teaching certificate in Atlanta in 1883.[1]
Career
Blocker taught at Florida Baptist Academy from 1892,[2] and was head of the normal department there.[3] Blocker is credited with co-founding Florida Memorial College by arranging the merger of Florida Baptist Institute and Florida Baptist Academy, to form the Florida Memorial and Industrial Memorial Institute.[1][4] Blocker was Dean of Women at the Institute by 1935.[5] One of her students at Florida Baptist Academy was philanthropist Eartha M. M. White.[6] Another was author Zora Neale Hurston.
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Personal life and legacy
Sarah Ann Blocker died in 1944, aged 86 years.[1] In 2003, Sarah Ann Blocker was inducted into the Florida Women's Hall of Fame by Governor Jeb Bush.[1] The following year, she received a posthumous honorary doctorate as part of the 125th-anniversary celebration at Florida Memorial University.[7] The university honors her legacy by naming one of its building Sarah A. Blocker Hall.[8] There is also a Sarah A. Blocker Meritorious Service Award given annually by Florida Memorial University.[9]
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