Sophia Smith
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Sophia Smith was a 19th-century American philanthropist whose bequest established Smith College as a pioneering institution for women's higher education.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
American philanthropist
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human → philanthropist → |
| bequestBeneficiary |
Smith College
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| bequestLocation |
Northampton, Massachusetts
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| bequestPurpose |
establish a college for the higher education of young women
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| burialPlace |
Hatfield, Massachusetts
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| causeOfNotability |
establishing a women's college through her will
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| commemoratedBy |
Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College
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statues and memorials at Smith College → |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United States of America
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| dateOfBirth |
1796-08-27
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| dateOfDeath |
1870-06-12
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| educatedAt |
local schools in Hatfield, Massachusetts
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| familyName |
Smith
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| givenName |
Sophia
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| hasOccupation |
heiress
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philanthropist → |
| influencedBy |
Austin Phelps
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Benjamin Ely → John M. Greene → Lyman Beecher NERFINISHED → |
| knownFor |
founding Smith College
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supporting women's higher education → |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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| legacy |
creation of one of the first women's colleges in the United States
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model for later women's educational institutions → |
| movement |
women's education movement
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| name |
Sophia Smith
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| neverMarried |
true
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| notableWork |
founding bequest for Smith College
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| philanthropicFocus |
education
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women's higher education → |
| placeOfBirth |
Hatfield, Massachusetts
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| placeOfDeath |
Hatfield, Massachusetts
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| religion |
Congregationalism
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| residence |
Hatfield, Massachusetts
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| sexOrGender |
female
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| sibling |
Austin Smith
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Fanny Smith NERFINISHED → Hannah Smith → Harriet Smith → Joseph Smith → Mary Smith → Sylvester Smith → |
| socialRole |
benefactor of women's education
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| willSignedOn |
1868-07-28
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Smith College
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founder |
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Smith College
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namedAfter |