Mary Lyon
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1797 – 1849
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Who was Mary Lyon?
Mary Mason Lyon was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, in 1834. She then established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts in 1837 and served as its first president for 12 years. Lyon's vision fused intellectual challenge and moral purpose. She valued socioeconomic diversity and endeavored to make the seminary affordable for students of modest means.
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- Born
- Feb 28, 1797
Buckland - Nationality
- United States of America
- Education
- Amherst Academy
- Employment
- Mount Holyoke College
- Died
- Mar 5, 1849
South Hadley
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on July 23, 2013
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