1934

Event dated 1934–1947

Taggard Begins Teaching at Sarah Lawrence College

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What happened

In 1934, Genevieve Taggard joined the faculty of Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York, where she taught poetry and prose writing until 1947. The college's progressive, student‑centered pedagogy suited her teaching style, and she became a beloved mentor to generations of young writers.

Literary impact

Sarah Lawrence provided Taggard with a stable academic home for over a decade, allowing her to balance teaching with a prolific output of poetry and prose. The college's emphasis on creative expression and social responsibility reinforced her conviction that literature could be a force for personal and political transformation, a belief that animated her teaching and her writing alike.

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