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She immigrated to the United States when she was eight years old. Her father founded the Foremost Group, an American shipping company based in New York. Chao was raised in Queens, New York, and on Long Island, and received degrees from Mount Holyoke College and Harvard Business School.
March 5, 1849. (1849-03-05) (aged 52) South Hadley, Massachusetts. Resting place. Mount Holyoke College. 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.
Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (1837–1888) Mount Holyoke Seminary and College (1888–1893) Motto: That our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace — Psalms 144:12 [1] Type: Private liberal arts women's college: Established: Seminary, 1837 (seminary charter, 1836) Seminary and college, (collegiate charter ...
Emma Cate was accepted to Mount Holyoke, which is the first women’s college in the country founded in 1837. Emma Cate Duggar, 18, is passionate about love. In an essay, she said, "you're defined ...
Brown University. Profession. Professor. Mary Emma Woolley (July 13, 1863 – September 5, 1947) was an American educator, peace activist and women's suffrage supporter. She was the first female student to attend Brown University and served as the 10th President of Mount Holyoke College from 1900 to 1937.
Pitts graduated from Mount Holyoke College (then called the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in 1859. After her graduation, she returned to her parents' home in Honeoye. [3] After the American Civil War, she taught at the Hampton Institute, a school that educated black men and women. While teaching at the institution, she caused local controversy ...
Esther Allen Howland, born in Worcester, Massachusetts, was the daughter of Southworth Allen Howland (1800–1882) and mother Mary Ware 1875. Her brothers were William, Samuel and Joseph Howland (See FamilySearch). Her father's first wife Esther Allen wrote the cookbook The New England Economical Housekeeper and Family Receipt Book, which was ...
Website. Mt. Holyoke College Archives. Mary Ann Brigham (6 December 1829 – 29 June 1889) was an American educator who, after teaching for a few years, was elected President of Mount Holyoke College in 1889, but died in a railway accident before she could take up her appointment." [ 1]