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Mary Mason Lyon ( / ˈlaɪ.ən /; February 28, 1797 – March 5, 1849) was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, (now Wheaton College) in 1834.
- February 28, 1797, near Buckland, Massachusetts
- Mount Holyoke College
- March 5, 1849 (aged 52), South Hadley, Massachusetts
- Mary C. Whitman
Mary Lyon (born Feb. 28, 1797, near Buckland, Mass., U.S.—died March 5, 1849, South Hadley, Mass.) was an American pioneer in the field of higher education for women and founder and first principal of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the forerunner of Mount Holyoke College.
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May 23, 2018 · Mary Lyon (1797-1849) was the founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary and a pioneer in women's education. In the midst of the panic of 1837, an economic depression which left many Americans jobless, homeless, and helpless, Mary Lyon opened a new school to educate young women.
Mary Lyon. Mary Lyon founded the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now College) in 1837 at South Hadley, Massachusetts, the model for institutions of higher education for women in the United States. A teacher herself, Lyon struggled to finance her education – and determined to create a new form for women’s education based on principles of ...
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“Go where no one else will go. Do what no one else will do.” – Mary Lyon. Mary Lyon, ca. 1845. Mary Lyon was a pioneering educator of women. In 1837 she founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which Emily Dickinson attended in 1847-48. Lyon was born in Buckland, Massachusetts, on February 28, 1797.
Jun 2, 2007 · Mary Lyon, 1797-1849: A Leader in Women's Education in the Nineteenth Century. June 02, 2007. She opened the first independent school for the higher education of women. Transcript of radio...
Why do historians call her achievement "an astonishing feat?" How did she transform, forever, the course of women's education? This is your opportunity to discover Mary Lyon. You will learn about her childhood and education, and her career as a teacher and an educational leader.
