Phoebe Elizabeth Apperson Hearst was an American philanthropist, feminist and suffragist. Hearst was the founder of the University of California Museum of Anthropology, now called the Phoebe A. Hearst Museum of Anthropology, and the co-founder of the National Parent-Teacher Association.
Phoebe Apperson Hearst, Who's who among the women of California
Mrs. Phoebe Apperson Hearst's house, 1400 New Hampshire Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., by Frances Benjamin Johnston
Resting place of Phoebe Hearst at Cypress Lawn Cemetery in San Bruno, California
Parent–teacher association
A parent–teacher association/organization (PTA/PTO), parent–teacher–friend association (PTFA), or parent–teacher–student association (PTSA) is a formal organization comprising parents, teachers and staff that is intended to facilitate parental participation in a school.
PTO Thrift Shop, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Image: Parent Teacher Association (PTA) 8c 1972 issue U.S. stamp