Emma Willard
1787 – 1870 American educator, reformer
American pioneer of higher education for women who founded one of the first girls' colleges.
- Religion
- Presbyterian.
- Affiliations
- Founded the Troy Female Seminary in New York.
Emma Willard campaigned for women's access to serious academic study at a time when it was widely denied. In 1821 she founded the Troy Female Seminary in New York, offering young women subjects such as mathematics and science usually reserved for men. The school trained many teachers and became a model for female education across the country.
Connections
- ally of Catharine Beecher — Contemporary champion of women's education and teacher training.
- ally of Catharine Beecher — Fellow advocate for women's education in the same era.