Jamesburg PTA

Together We Can Make a Difference

Jamesburg PTA

Together We Can Make a Difference

For more than a century, Parent Teacher Association (PTA) has provided support, information, and resources to families focused on the health and education of children.  The organization was founded in 1897 in Washington DC, as the National Congress of Mothers, by Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst.  If not for these women, their vision and determination, there would not be a PTA - an organization that has been woven into the very fabric of American life.

By whatever name it has been known, National PTA was created to meet a profound challenge: to better the lives of children.  And today, it continues to flourish because PTA has never lost sight of its goal: to change the lives of children across our great nation for the better.

 

 

OUR FOUNDERS' VISION

Alice McLellan Birney and Phoebe Apperson Hearst founded an organization - a nationwide movement in a time when social activism was scorned and women did not have the right to vote.  They knew there is no stronger bond than that between a mother and child.  Therefore, they felt it was up to mothers of this country to eliminate the threats that endangered children.  They called for action in 1897 and more than 2,000 people responded - many were mothers, but fathers, teachers, laborers, and legislators also responded - all with a commitment to children.  From that first meeting in Washington DC, grew a groundswell of support.  Problems were identified and strategies devised to resolve them.  Through consistent hard work, sometimes after years of perseverance, the dreams became reality; the creation of kindergarten classes, child labor laws, a public health service, hot lunch program, a juvenile justice system, and mandatory immunization were accepted as national norms.  And the accomplishments continue with each passing year.

 

 

For more information please visit the National PTA website at WWW.PTA.ORG