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Adult Americanization class, Portland, 1924

Adult Americanization class, Portland, 1924

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Although the newspaper frequently featured the junior classes, Clara Soule chose the education of immigrant mothers as one of her primary goals. Eight of the ten classes in 1922 were "mother's classes;" 99 women were enrolled.

If a woman did not work outside the home, she was less likely than her husband or children to learn English and American habits.


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