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Mary Lyon

American educator
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... Wikipedia
Born: February 28, 1797, Buckland, MA
Died: March 5, 1849 (age 52 years), South Hadley, MA
Education: Amherst Academy