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Ipswich Female Seminary. Coordinates: 42.6799°N 70.837°W. Ipswich Female Seminary was an American female seminary in Ipswich, Massachusetts. The institution was an early school for the secondary and tertiary education of young women. Enrollment averaged 116 students.
18 de may. de 2024 · The Ipswich Female Seminary was established in April 1828 by Zilpah Grant and 24-year-old Mary Lyon for the secondary and college-level education of young women. It was the first endowed seminary for women and the first to give diplomas to its graduates.
Photo from Ipswich Chronicle Wicked Local Article by Gordon Harris April 24 2014 Zilpah Grant's Female Seminary, founded in 1828, was the first institute of higher education in the country to offer teacher and missionary training for lower and middle class women.
She joined a close friend, Zilpah Grant, who had begun another private school, Ipswich Female Seminary. At Ipswich, Mary taught and was responsible for one hundred thirty students.
Zilpah Polly Grant Banister (May 30, 1794 – December 3, 1874) was an American educator known primarily for founding Ipswich Female Seminary in Ipswich, Massachusetts, in 1828. Zilpah Grant began teaching at the age of fifteen.
The year, 1834, was a turning point for Mary Lyon. She decided to leave Ipswich Female Seminary, where she was assistant principal, and focus all of her time and efforts on founding an institution of higher education for women. For the next three years, she crusaded tirelessly for funds and support.
24 de abr. de 2014 · Gordon Harris. The Ipswich Female Seminary was established in April 1828 by Zilpah Grant and 24- year-old Mary Lyon for the secondary and college-level education of young women. Girls were...
