African Methodist Episcopal Church
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1816-
Biographical / Historical
The African Methodist Episcopal Church, founded in 1816, is a predominantly African-American Methodist denomination based in the United States.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Martha Monteith Papers
Collection
Identifier: SCU-SCPC-MEM
Overview
Martha Cunningham Monteith was the first trained speech therapist employed by the South Carolina public school system, establishing the inaugural program at Richland County District 1 in 1949. She worked to secure state funding for speech and hearing services throughout SC public schools. While teaching at South Carolina State University (c. 1954-1962), she helped estabish its department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, and in 1966 helped launch a Speech Pathology and Audiology graduate...
Dates:
1938 - 2019