Rockford Female Seminary

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Rockford Female Seminary was a 19th-century women’s educational institution in Rockford, Illinois, known for its rigorous liberal arts curriculum and for educating social reformer Jane Addams.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
liberal arts college
women’s college
country United States
fieldOfWork higher education
followedBy Rockford College
hasAlumniInField social reform
women’s rights activism
hasCampusSetting urban campus
hasCharacteristic rigorous curriculum
hasEducationalFocus liberal arts
hasNotablePersonAssociated Jane Addams
hasStudentBodyType female students
hasType seminary
inception 1847
knownFor educating Jane Addams
rigorous liberal arts education
women’s higher education
languageOfInstruction English
laterKnownAs Rockford College
Rockford University
locatedIn Rockford, Illinois
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Illinois
locatedInTimePeriod 19th century
notableAlumni Jane Addams
operatedInCentury 19th century
partOf history of women’s education in the United States
religiousAffiliation Christianity
sexOrGenderAdmission women

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Jane Addams
educatedAt

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