The Moonlight Schools of eastern Kentucky were first established in 1911 by Cora Wilson Stewart to promote literacy among adults in the Appalachian region of Kentucky. Moonlight Schools later served African American and Native American students in other regions of the United States.
News Articles
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Hopes to Organize "Moonlight Schools" in County Jails, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Kentucky's Foremost Woman, Maysville Public Ledger
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Named Member of Executive Committee For Democratic National Campaign, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Originator of Moonlight Schools, Mount Vernon Signal
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart's Fortune Made, Mount Sterling Advocate
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Upholds League in Laurel, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart Urges Renomination of Senator Barkley, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Cora W. Stewart, Mountain Advocate
Mrs. Cora W. Stewart Receives High Honor, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Cora W. Stewart To Stay Where She Is, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart and Miss Wilson Guest of Honor, The Central Record
Mrs. Stewart Confers With Governor Cox, Mount Sterling Advocate
Mrs. Stewart Declines Position, Mount Sterling Advocate
Mrs. Stewart Denies Report That She Will Leave State, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Director of Great Illiteracy Crusade, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Honored, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Ill, Hopkinsville Kentuckian
Mrs. Stewart is Speaker at Joint Assembly Session, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Launches Campaign in Mississippi, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Makes Eloquent Speech, Mount Sterling Advocate
Mrs. Stewart, Noted Educator, Succumbs, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Not To Run, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Praises League And Beckham, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart's Lost Opportunities, Richmond Daily Register
Mrs. Stewart's Night Schools Are Endorsed, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Speaks, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Speaks on Mountain Work, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart's Speech in Legislature Postponed, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Talk to Clark Audiences, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart Tells Newspaper's Mission, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Stewart to be Member of Illiteracy Commission, Lexington Herald-Leader
Mrs. Wilson As Editor, Lexington Herald-Leader
N.D. Organized for Campaign to End Illiteracy, Jamestown Weekly Alert
New Mexico Leads All States In War On Illiteracy, Albuquerque Evening Herald
New Normal At Morehead Opens Session, Lexington Herald-Leader
Night School Bill, Hartford Herald
Night Schools are Successful in Rowan, Lexington Herald-Leader
No Extravagance in Illiteracy Body, Lexington Herald-Leader
"No Illiteracy in 1920," Motto of Educators, Lexington Herald-Leader
'No Illiteracy in Kentucky in 1920', Lexington Herald-Leader
No Right for Pride Over Illiterate State, Says Morrow, Lexington Herald-Leader
Old and Young Going to School, Richmond Times-Dispatch
One Hundred Thousand Apple Trees, Lexington Herald-Leader
Over Her Critics, Lexington Herald-Leader
Pikeville, Big Sandy News
Powell County Illiteracy Commission, Clay City Times
Praise for Mrs. Stewart, Maysville Public Ledger
Proclamation by the Governor, Mountain Advocate
Proclamation by the Governor, The Central Record
Railroaders Rally To Cox At Somerset, Richmond Daily Register
Receiving Encouraging Reports, Bourbon News
Report Lauds Rowan Woman, Mount Sterling Advocate
Rowan County School Rally Well Attended, Lexington Herald-Leader
School Attendance, Mount Sterling Advocate
Set Aside by Congressional Committee for Mrs. Cora Wilson Stewart, Big Sandy News
She Spread Learning, The Day Book
Silk Flag, Maysville Public Ledger
Stamping Out Illiteracy, Maysville Public Ledger
Story of the Moonlight School, Big Sandy News
Teachers' Institute, Clay City Times
Teachers To Hear Noted Educator, Washington Evening Star
Teaching "A-B-C's" to Mountain Moonshiners One Woman's Job, The Tacoma Times
Teaching Old Dogs New Tricks in North Carolina, Raleigh Farmer
The Bondage of Illiteracy, Maysville Public Ledger
The Institute, Adair County News
The Moonlight Schools, Clay City Times
The Moonlight Schools of Rowan County, Lexington Herald-Leader
The Moonlight School System; How It Started, Albuquerque Morning Journal
The Women of Feud Land, Washington Evening Star
The Work of the Woman, Lexington Herald-Leader
To Construct Sample Roads, Clay City Times
To Reduce Illiteracy, Maysville Public Ledger
To Stamp Out Illiteracy, Lexington Herald-Leader
Total Elimination of Illiteracy Hope of Education, Mohave County Miner
To Teach the Soldier Boys, Big Sandy News
To The Teachers of Kentucky, Clay City Times
United Kentucky Democracy Launches National Campaign, Lexington Herald-Leader
Uplift Burden is in the Teachers, Mountain Advocate
War Hero Pleads for Education Opportunities, Lexington Herald-Leader
War On Illiteracy In Western States To Be Continued, Graham Guardian
Western States Band Together In Efforts To End Illiteracy, Bismarck Tribune
What Moonlight Schools Have Done in Rowan County, Lexington Herald-Leader
Wipe Out Illiteracy, Lexington Herald-Leader
Woman Leader to Speak Here, Lexington Herald-Leader
Woman School Ma'am Reforms Feud District, The Seattle Star
Women On Stage: All Thrilled at First Appearance in State Convention, Lexington Herald-Leader
Women Play Prominent Part In Dems' National Campaign, The News Scimitar