Mary Leue

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Mary Leue
Died (aged 103) [1]
OccupationEducator
Known for Albany Free School, democratic education

Mary M. Leue was a community activist and founder of the Albany Free School. [2] She died in 2023. [1]

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  1. 1 2 Grondahl, Paul (October 25, 2023). "Grondahl: Mary Leue, Albany's Free School founder, dies at 103". Times Union. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
  2. Grondahl, Paul (September 17, 2009). "A piece of history; a love of Legos". Albany Times-Union . Archived from the original on January 11, 2020. Retrieved July 30, 2020.
  3. Willison, Esther (2006). "Rev. of Real Schools In Their Own Words". Encounter. 19 (1): 49–52. ISSN   1094-3838. EBSCOhost   20998378.

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