Literacy’s History

B. Allan Quigley researched and wrote the following literacy stories that take us back in time and demonstrate the power of literacy to inspire, pursue justice, break down barriers, create hope, develop new ideals - to cultivate heroes and heroines.

Discussion points associated with each story as well as an additional essay on How To Learn From Our History can be found in Beyond the Book: Learning From Our History. Order your copy now!

All links in the following list go to PDF files.

• The Bristol School and a Humble Doorkeeper
• The Port Royal Experiment
• The Visionary: Cora Wilson Stewart
• Taking Literacy to the Frontier: Canada’s Frontier College
• For Peace and Justice: Jane Addams and Hull House
• “Masters of Their Own Destiny:” Moses Coady and the Antigonish Movement