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Address 9001 Clayton Rd, St. Louis, MO 63117, USA Similar The Sheldon, St Louis Mercantile Library, Missouri Botanical Garden, The Muny, Convention Center station | ||
The Ethical Society of St. Louis was founded in St. Louis, Missouri in 1886 by Walter Sheldon.
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History
Walter Sheldon approached Felix Adler, the founder of Ethical movement in 1883 and gave lectures in 1886 that marked the foundation of the ethical society of St. Louis. In the early days, the society offered reading rooms to workers, kindergarten and taught homemaking skills to women.
Education
Today, the society offers Sunday school & Nursery school for children and adult education classes on various topics including book of the month club, chorus, discussion on current events, ethical circles, ethical mindfulness meditation and other discussion groups. In addition, the society offers other events such as art exhibitions, ceremonies etc.
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The Ethical Society of St. Louis Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA