Mt Holyoke Seminary

Author : Sarah D. Locke Stow
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ISBN 13 : 9781598382402
Total Pages : 0 pages
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Download or read book History of Mount Holyoke Seminary written by Sarah D. Locke Stow and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mary Lyon, the educator who founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1837, told young women of her day to 'Go where no one else will go, do what no one else will do' (www.mtholyoke.edu). Now, 175 years later, the school is known as Mount Holyoke College, and is the first of the Seven Sisters--an appellation referring to the female equivalent of Ivy League status. Sarah D. (Locke) Stow (Mount Holyoke class of 1859) explains in her comprehensive work, History of Mount Holyoke Seminary, that her alma mater was a 'pioneer in the higher education of women.' Stow's work begins by highlighting the history of women's education in the United States, providing abundant, (and often fascinating) glimpses into the struggles and inequalities associated with this journey. Of Mary Lyons life (1797-1849), we learn that during her early teaching career she made seventy-five cents per week--'twenty-five cents a week less than she had been receiving as her brother's housekeeper.' Well aware of educational disparities, Lyons worked tirelessly to make Mount Holyoke a reality--its progress, outlined in 22 chapters, discusses the school's advancements made during the administrative tenures of Lyons (1837-1849), Chapin (1849-1867), French (1867-1862), Ward (1872-1883), and Blanchard (1883). Illustrations in the form of steel plates, heliotypes, and wood cuts reveal the fruition of Lyons' dream: from the stately library, to the observatory, botanical and zoological rooms and lecture halls. This book belongs on the must-read list for all Mount Holyoke alumni, historians, educators, and lovers of learning."--Page [4] of cover.