Women and Education

Women and Education. . Women have filled prominent roles in Bicknell, especially in family. education, medicine, and community. Early women of the area delivered most of the newborn children and served the sick, either as nurses or mid-wives. They nursed cases of diphtheria and typhoid, as well as other contagious diseases. Women have always worked on family farms, including managing the farms during world war one and world war two. They also served as Minute Women during world war two, salvaging items being rationed to support the war. Bicknell women have taken a special interest in beautification, forming a civic club in 1965 for the purpose of beautifying Bicknell. They have cultivated beauty and refinement in their handy work, yards, homes, gardens. and home arts., Education was always a priority for early Church Settlers. Women opened their homes as early classrooms. The first school in present Bicknell is currently the DUP building on Main Street. Wayne Middle School, Wayne High School, and the District offices have always been located in Bicknell, as was an elementary school until it was combined with Loa's in 1972. The majority of educators have been women. One of the most notable and only school Superintendent to ever serve twice was Ann Snow, who also wrote the book, Rainbow Views, A History of Wayne County., Captions , (Photo #1) Early pioneer family , (Photo #2) Bicknell Hospital until 1938 , (Photo #3) Early women's group , (Photo #4) Bicknell shools , (Photo #5) Ann Snow, Bicknell school Superintendent , (Photo #6) The first Bicknell school