Anna deVoir

Some Distinguished Naugatuck Women
by D. J. Blackwell
Today, and for some years now, “women’s rights” have been getting considerable attention. Because they have won many rights the call for such now is less strident than in the past. Many groups of both sexes have talked much about rights, sometimes forgetting that there are no rights without duties or obligations. This seems to be better understood now than in the past. It used to be said, “A woman’s place is in the home”, but today, many women are effective in the professions, business and other fields. Gradually women have taken a more active role in community and civic affairs. This was true in Naugatuck and it might be worthwhile to consider some of these people and their contributions to life in town.

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Anna deVoir established a private school in her home and introduced young students to the pleasures of reading and the joys of reading truly great books especially those by New England writers and poets such as Longfellow, Lowell, Bryant, Emerson, etc.

Reference - Naugatuck Historical Society News, September/October 1998