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instanceOf
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American educator
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educator
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human
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pioneer of women’s education
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causeOfDeath
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erysipelas
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commemoratedBy
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Mary Lyon Medal at Mount Holyoke College
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countryOfCitizenship
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United States of America
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dateOfBirth
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1797-02-28
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dateOfDeath
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1849-03-05
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educatedAt
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Byfield Female Seminary
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Sanderson Academy
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ethnicGroup
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European American
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familyName
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Lyon
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fieldOfWork
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education
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women’s higher education
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founded
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Mount Holyoke College
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Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
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fullName
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Mary Mason Lyon
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givenName
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Mary
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hasHonor
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Mary Lyon Hall at Mount Holyoke College
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statues and memorials on the Mount Holyoke campus
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inspired
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founding of other women’s colleges in the United States
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knownFor
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championing women’s access to higher education
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emphasis on rigorous academic curriculum for women
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establishing one of the first enduring colleges for women in the United States
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promoting low-cost education through student domestic work
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languageOfWorkOrName
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English
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livedIn
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Buckland, Massachusetts, United States
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South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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movement
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Second Great Awakening
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women’s education movement
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namedAfter
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Mary Lyon School in various U.S. locations
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nativeLanguage
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English
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notableWork
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developing an affordable model of women’s collegiate education
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founding Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
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occupation
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college president
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educator
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school founder
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placeOfBirth
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Buckland, Massachusetts, United States
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placeOfDeath
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South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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positionHeld
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principal of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary
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religion
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Congregationalism
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residence
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Massachusetts, United States
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sexOrGender
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female
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workLocation
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South Hadley, Massachusetts, United States
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