Chautauqua
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- proper noun
- /ʃɔːˈtɔːkwə/
- Archaic
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movimiento Chautauqua
- I seen him once at a Chautauqua meeting in Chattanooga.
- Chautauqua circuit
- Chautauqua programs
- Chautauqua audiences
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Pauline Johnson also spent the 1907 season on the Chautauqua circuit, traveling for part of the time with William Jennings Bryan.
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The fact that towns willingly accepted these terms testifies to Chautauqua's grip on the public imagination.
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In their relationship to Chautauqua, motion pictures had much in common with radio.
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The significant thing is that the Chautauqua audiences were tired, isolated men and women.
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With other outlets for entertainment and education available year-round in even the smallest communities, Chautauqua programs became less necessary.
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An analysis of Chautauqua's rise and decline illuminates more than this one institution, however.
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The Chautauqua movement brought together thousands of participants for educational events across the United States.
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Many people still travel to Chautauqua to enjoy its vibrant cultural programs and public lectures each summer.
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In the early 20th century, Chautauqua played a key role in promoting adult education and community engagement.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Chautauqua as the name of the adult education movement comes from the place where the movement began at the lakeside Chautauqua; the place-name comes from a Native American Seneca word meaning 'two moccasins tied together', so the movement simply kept the place's name.