Minutes of the Fulton County Board of Education, October 24, 1938, 38-1135

Minutes of the Fulton County Board of Education, October 24, 1938, 38-1135

Georgia--Fulton County
School superintendents
School administrators
Fulton County Board of Education
Civil Service Act of 1937 (Georgia)
Teacher educators
Women's rights
Married teacher rule
Jeremiah A. Wells
Marie Long
Center Hill School

In 1937, Marie Long, a teacher at Center Hill School, filed an injunction against the Fulton County Board of Education and its superintendent, Jere Wells, after she was released from employment for not signing her contract that included a clause barring the marriage of female teachers. A year later, the Fulton County Teachers Association approached the board about a "friendly" suit that would determine the policy for the future under the Civil Service Act of 1937.

Fulton County Board of Education, Atlanta, Georgia

Fulton County Schools Archives, Hapeville, Ga

1938

1938.brec.38-1135