{"id":1771,"date":"2012-09-10T14:25:33","date_gmt":"2012-09-10T14:25:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www5.milwaukee.k12.wi.us\/school\/doerfler\/?page_id=5"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:59:01","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:59:01","slug":"who-is-anna-doerfler","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/about\/who-is-anna-doerfler\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Anna F. Doerfler?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_row admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;27px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;40px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>In 1892, Anna Frances Doerfler became one of the first female principals in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS).<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;post_content&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Born on April 24, 1867, Ms. Doerfler was educated in Milwaukee. She became a teacher in 1887 and a principal five years later. In 1907, she became the principal of Scott Street School.<\/p>\n<p>When Scott Street School&#8217;s new building (our current facility) was erected in 1912, Ms. Doerfler escorted the entire student body to their new educational environment. She remained principal of this building until her death in 1922. Later that year, the school\u2019s name was changed to Anna F. Doerfler School in recognition of her dedication as an educator.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1892, Anna Frances Doerfler became one of the first female principals in Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS).Born on April 24, 1867, Ms. Doerfler was educated in Milwaukee. She became a teacher in 1887 and a principal five years later. In 1907, she became the principal of Scott Street School. When Scott Street School&#8217;s new building [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":97,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"Anna Frances Doerfler was born on April 24, 1867. Educated in Milwaukee, she became a teacher in 1887, and in 1892 was named the first woman principal in the Milwaukee Public Schools. In 1907, Ms. Doerfler became the Principal of Scott Street School. A new building was erected (our current facility) in 1912, and Ms. Doerfler escorted the entire student body of Scott Street School to their new educational environment. She remained Principal of this building until the time of her death in 1922. In recognition of her dedication as an educator, the school's name was changed to Anna F. Doerfler School later that year.","_et_gb_content_width":"","_mc_calendar":[],"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1771","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1771\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/97"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mps.school\/doerfler\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}