Educator patty smith hill biography meaning
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Patty Hill
American educator and songwriter
For other people named Patty Smith, see Patricia Smith (disambiguation).
Patty Smith Hill (March 27, 1868 – May 25, 1946)[1] was an American composer and teacher who is perhaps best known for co-writing, with her sister Mildred Hill, the tune which later became popular as "Happy Birthday to You".
She was an American nursery school, kindergartenteacher, and key founder of the National Association for Nursery Education (NANE) which now exists as the National Association For the Education of Young Children (NAEYC).
Educator patty smith hill biography meaning
Family and early life
Patty Smith Hill was born in 1868 in Anchorage, Kentucky, just outside Louisville. Her parents were passionate people who instilled in Patty and her siblings the importance of education, the value of play, and the necessity of advocating for others.
Her father, William Wallace Hill, was born in Bath, Kentucky, graduated from Centre College in Danville, Kentucky in 1833, and earned a docto