Its namesake "Literary and Scientific Circle" was led by Kate Kimball and catered mostly to middle-class women.
Its namesake "Literary and Scientific Circle" was led by Kate Kimball and catered mostly to middle-class women. That and its mobile circuit helped spur membership to more than 260,000 members by the end of the nineteenth century. Originally begun by John Vincent and Lewis Miller with the objective of training Methodist Sunday school teachers, it soon evolved into a national movement for adult education. For 10 points identify this roving "outdoor university" that was named for the shores of a lake in Western New York where the original assembly took place.
Its namesake "Literary and Scientific Circle" was led by Kate Kimball and catered mostly to middle-class women.
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