Ellen must have been a wonderful lady, I only wish I could have met such an iconic educator.
Doesnt this have you wanting to make a solar system quilt of your own?
Ellen Harding Baker – image via WikiCommons
A Teacher In 1876 Made This Quilt As A Teaching Aid For Astronomy Class
In 1876 a teacher by the name of Ellen Harding Baker went above and beyond her ordinary curriculum of teaching Reading, Writing and Arithmetic and made an extraordinary quilt tapestry of the Solar System to
