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   Emma Willard (née Hart; February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was an American female education activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education in the United States, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York.

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   Emma Hart Willard was a visionary educator and activist for the rights of women. Emma Willard today is her namesake school, thriving in her footsteps since 1814. Learn More

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4. www.emmawillard.org › news › detailsPearls of Wisdom from Women in Engineering | News Details

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   1 day ago · Pearls of Wisdom from Women in Engineering. 10/15/2024. In an ongoing effort to show students the “real world” fruit of their educational pursuits, Emma Willard School welcomed four stellar engineers from GE Vernova to share their wisdom and experiences putting education into action. Hannah Bower ’10—who makes a regular practice of ...

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   Feb 24, 2017 · “Civilized nations have long since been convinced,” Emma Willard declared to the New York legislature in 1818, “that education with respect to males, will not, like trade, regulate itself.”

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   Emma Willard. Courtesy of the Emma Willard School, Troy, N.Y. (1787–1870). The advancement of educational opportunities for women in the United States as well as the development of the coeducational system were both successfully undertaken by Emma Willard.

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   May 18, 2018 · The American educator and author Emma Hart Willard (1787-1870) was a leader in the early movement for women's education and the founder of the Troy Female Seminary. Emma Hart was born in Berlin, Conn., on Feb. 23, 1787.

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   Who was Emma Willard?

   • Emma Willard (née Hart; February 23, 1787 – April 15, 1870) was an American female education activist who dedicated her life to education. She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education in the United States, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, New York.

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   What did Emma Willard do for a living?

   • She worked in several schools and founded the first school for women's higher education in the United States, 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 seminary was renamed the Emma Willard School in 1895 in her honor.

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   What is the Emma Willard School?

   • The Emma Willard School is a private, college-preparatory day and boarding school for young women. It is located on Mount Ida in Troy, New York, and serves students in grades 9–12 and beyond.

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   Why was Emma Willard School renamed?

   • With the success of her school, Willard was able to travel across the country and abroad to promote education for women. The seminary was renamed the Emma Willard School in 1895 in her honor. Emma Willard was born on February 23, 1787, in Berlin, Connecticut.

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   Who was Emma Willard's sister?

   • Emma Willard's younger sister, Almira Hart Lincoln Phelps, joined Emma in 1823, after the death of her first husband, Simeon Lincoln, and taught at Troy Female Seminary for eight years. Emma and John Willard had one son together, named John Willard Hart, who received the management of the Troy Female Seminary when Willard left it in 1838.

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   What did Emma Willard do at Troy Female Seminary?

   • The Troy Female Seminary, following the pattern of the Middlebury experiment, grew in influence and enrollment, its graduates spreading the new gospel of female education. Emma Willard supervised every detail of the school's development, frequently teaching herself a subject in order to introduce it to her students.

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   US educational reformer. A pioneer of women's education, she founded a boarding‐school in Vermont (1814) to teach subjects not then available to women (such as mathematics and philosophy).