State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg

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State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg was the original early-20th-century teacher-training institution that later evolved into James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia.

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instanceOf normal school
public educational institution
teacher training college
campusType urban
city Harrisonburg NERFINISHED
country United States of America
evolvedInto James Madison University, a comprehensive public university NERFINISHED
a coeducational university
fundingType state-funded
genderAdmissionPolicy women only (at founding)
governedBy state authorities of Virginia
hasCampus original campus of James Madison University
hasDiscipline education
industrial arts (for women)
hasEducationalLevel postsecondary
hasFocus preparation of public school teachers
hasHeritage predecessor institution of James Madison University
hasOriginalMission to train women as teachers for Virginia public schools
hasStudentBodyCharacteristic predominantly women
hasSuccessor James Madison University NERFINISHED
hasType single-sex college (historical)
historicalRole early-20th-century teacher-training institution in Virginia
historicalSignificance foundation institution for James Madison University
isLocatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone NERFINISHED
languageOfInstruction English
laterKnownAs James Madison University NERFINISHED
locatedIn Virginia
surface form: Commonwealth of Virginia

Harrisonburg, Virginia NERFINISHED
Rockingham County, Virginia NERFINISHED
namedAfter its function as a normal and industrial school for women
partOf public higher education system of Virginia
primaryPurpose industrial education for women
teacher training
region Shenandoah Valley NERFINISHED
sector public
servesCommunity Harrisonburg and surrounding Shenandoah Valley region
state Virginia

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James Madison University formerName State Normal and Industrial School for Women at Harrisonburg