Ida C. Craddock (August 1, 1857 – October 16, 1902) was a 19th century American advocate of free speech and women's rights.
Ida Craddock was born in Philadelphia; her father died when she was two years old. Her mother homeschooled her as an only child and provided her with an extensive Quaker education.
In her twenties, Craddock was recommended by the faculty for admission into the University of Pennsylvania as its first female undergraduate stud...
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Ida C. Craddock (August 1, 1857 – October 16, 1902) was a 19th century American advocate of free speech and women's rights.
Ida Craddock was born in Philadelphia; her father died when she was two years old. Her mother homeschooled her as an only child and provided her with an extensive Quaker education.
In her twenties, Craddock was recommended by the faculty for admission into the University of Pennsylvania as its first female undergraduate student after having passed the required entrance exams. However, her entrance was blocked by the University's Board of Trustees in 1882. She went on to publish a stenography textbook, Primary Phonography, and teach the subject to women at Giraud College.
In her thirties, Craddock left her Quaker upbringing behind. She developed an academic interest in the occult through her association with the Theosophical Society beginning around 1887. She tried in her writings to synthesize translated mystic literature and traditions from many cultures into a...
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