In 1878 ,at the age of 27, Leoti left her home in Iowa to teach at a new school in Washington Territory. undertaking the two week journey alone, she arrived in a Northwest that was still very much a pioneer territory. The school that she opened in Colfax was one of the first in the area and soon attracted students from all over the Northwest.
By the end of her first term her original group of 16 students had grown to nearly 100. In 1881 the school was
officially named the Colfax Academy. Leoti taught in Washington over 50 years.
She served as Principal and later as Whitman County superintendent of Schools.
She started writing her "reminiscenses" in the "Spokane Review" as a series of Pioneer Sketches. They were later collected and published as "The Wide Northwest".
By the end of her first term her original group of 16 students had grown to nearly 100. In 1881 the school was
officially named the Colfax Academy. Leoti taught in Washington over 50 years.
She served as Principal and later as Whitman County superintendent of Schools.
She started writing her "reminiscenses" in the "Spokane Review" as a series of Pioneer Sketches. They were later collected and published as "The Wide Northwest".
In 1878 ,at the age of 27, Leoti left her home in Iowa to teach at a new school in Washington Territory. undertaking the two week journey alone, she arrived in a Northwest that was still very much a pioneer territory. The school that she opened in Colfax was one of the first in the area and soon attracted students from all over the Northwest.
By the end of her first term her original group of 16 students had grown to nearly 100. In 1881 the school was
officially named the Colfax Academy. Leoti taught in Washington over 50 years.
She served as Principal and later as Whitman County superintendent of Schools.
She started writing her "reminiscenses" in the "Spokane Review" as a series of Pioneer Sketches. They were later collected and published as "The Wide Northwest".
By the end of her first term her original group of 16 students had grown to nearly 100. In 1881 the school was
officially named the Colfax Academy. Leoti taught in Washington over 50 years.
She served as Principal and later as Whitman County superintendent of Schools.
She started writing her "reminiscenses" in the "Spokane Review" as a series of Pioneer Sketches. They were later collected and published as "The Wide Northwest".
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