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Alice Mendham Powell

Alice Mendham Powell
A young white woman with wavy hair parted center and dressed to nape; she is wearing a dark garment with a light-colored wide standing collar; in an oval frame
Alice Mendham Powell, from the 1925 yearbook of Barnard College
Born
Alice Coe Mendham

August 14, 1903
New York City
DiedJanuary 5, 1984 (age 80)
Hampton, Virginia
Occupation(s)Educator, school founder
This article is about the American educator born in 1903; for the British automobile racer born in 1993 of similar name, see Alice Powell.

Alice Coe Mendham Powell (August 14, 1903 – January 5, 1984) was an American progressive educator, college professor, and school founder. She advocated for federal early childhood education programs, and for universal kindergarten.

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