Willard, Emma Hart

  • Posted on: 11 February 2014
  • By: rwack
Primary Name
First Name: 
Emma
Middle Name: 
Hart
Surname: 
Willard
Birth and Death
Birth Info
Birth Month: 
February
Birth Day: 
23
Birth Year: 
1787
Citation for Birth Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Willard
Death Info
Death Month: 
April
Death Day: 
15
Death Year: 
1870
Citation for Death Info: 
Citation Notes: 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emma_Willard
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Marriage and Children Info
Biographical Information
Biography and Citation Information: 
Biography: 
American women's rights activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women’s higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York. With the success of her school, Willard was able to travel across the country and abroad, to promote education for women. The Troy Female Seminary was renamed the Emma Willard School in 1895 in her honor. - wiki
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Editorial Information
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