Mary Lyon

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Mary Lyon was a pioneering 19th-century American educator who championed women's higher education and established one of the first enduring colleges for women in the United States.

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

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Mount Holyoke College
founder
Mary Lyon ("Mary Mason Lyon")
fullName

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