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In 1837, by virtue of dogged determination and never removing her sight from her goal, Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, the world's oldest continuing college for women. This volume draws together the major documents and writings of her remarkable career.
The biography of the woman who founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, helping to usher in a new era for women.
Reprint of the original, first published in 1866.
Excerpt from The Life of Mary Lyon Every book has many authors; the title-page names but one. To all those who in countless ways have furthered the making of this book, I gratefully acknowledge my debt: men and women who knew Miss Lyon personally; their sons and daughters; alumnae of Mount Holyoke and people holding no affiliation with it, some of them concerned with other schools; members of the college faculty who throughout the work have given me so wise a seconding. The warm helpfulness which Miss Lyon evoked in life has met her biographer at every turn. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This...