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Listen: The Blues ProgramGirls viewing pattern design with instructor at the Florida Industrial School for Girls in Ocala, Florida.
Image Number
Rights
Collection
S 2241, Box 1, folder 7
Geographic Term
Subject Term
Reformatories--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Girls--Institutional care
Juvenile corrections--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Juvenile delinquency
Juvenile justice, Administration of--Florida--Marion County--Ocala
Education
Women clothing workers
Women artisans
Patternmakers
Teachers
Female juvenile delinquents--Education
Women tailors
Corporate Subject
Physical Description
General Note
The Florida Industrial School for Girls (also known as East Hall or McPherson Government Complex) was a reclamation school for delinquent females in Ocala, Florida. The state legislature first established the school in 1915, and it opened in 1917. The industrial school originally accepted girls from nine to seventeen years of age, but later accepted only those ages twelve to seventeen. No pregnant females were allowed. They were trained in home economics as well as traditional school curricula. The facility was located at 307 Southeast 26th Terrace. In 1995, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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