Dora Adele Shoemaker
BornAugust 13, 1873
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 16, 1962
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Occupation
  • educator
  • writer
Alma mater
Genre
  • poems
  • plays
ParentsRachel H. Shoemaker

Dora Adele Shoemaker (August 13, 1873 – March 16, 1962) was an American educator, poet, and playwright.[1]

Biography

Shoemaker was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, August 13, 1873.[2] Her parents were Rachel H. Shoemaker and Jacob V. Shoemaker, founders of the National School of Elocution and Oratory, Philadelphia. Dora's brother, Frank W. Shoemaker, was the head of the Penn Publishing Company.[1]

She was educated at Friends Select School and the National School of Elocution and Oratory (Bachelor of Elocution and Master of Oratory, 1915),[3] with further specialized instruction at the University of Pennsylvania.[4] She received a master's degree at Marywood College (now Marywood University (Scranton, Pennsylvania).[1]

From 1915, Shoemaker served as principal of the National School of Elocution and Oratory.[5] Renamed the Shoemaker School of Speech and Drama,[6] its course offerings included journalism and radio technique.[7] Shoemaker headed the school until the late 1930s. She was also a teacher at Marywood College, St. John's Catholic Junto (Philadelphia), and Neff Dramatic School (Philadelphia).[1]

She was the author of Out O'Doors (poetry book),[1] A Patron of Art (play, 1776) and A Fighting chance (play). She lectured on literary subjects and elocution.[4]

Dora Adele Shoemaker died at her home in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, March 16, 1962.[2][1]

Selected works

Plays

  • A Patron of Art (1776)
  • A Fighting Chance, Or, For the Blue Or the Gray: A Play in Three Acts (1900) (Text)
  • The Girls of 1776: A Drama in Three Acts (1905) (Text)

Poetry books

  • Out O'Doors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Obituary, Dora Adele Shoemaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 19 March 1962. p. 24. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Dora Adele Shoemaker". ident.familysearch.org. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  3. ↑ Howes, Durward (1936). American Women. Richard Blank Publishing Company. p. 503. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  4. 1 2 Wright, Alfred Augustus (1906). Who's who in the Lyceum. Pearson Bros. p. 160. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. ↑ American College and Private School Directory. Educational Bureau Publishing Company. 1922. p. 215. Retrieved 28 September 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ↑ "Happy Birthday to – - Dora Adele Shoemaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 13 August 1938. p. 8. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "The Shoemaker School of Speech and Drama". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 22 September 1938. p. 22. Retrieved 28 September 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  • Photo, "Happy Birthday to – - Dora Adele Shoemaker". The Philadelphia Inquirer. 13 August 1938. p. 8.
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