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Buckland Female School records, 1826-1830.Finding AidEncoding funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.© 2004
Historical NoteMary Lyon founded the Buckland Female School in Buckland, Massachusetts, in 1824. This winter school taught girls, usually sixteen years of age, to be responsible women while preparing them to be teachers. Mary Lyon had two assistants, Louisa Billings and Hannah White. At its height, the Buckland Female School had 104 pupils, twenty-five of whom were boarders. Mary Lyon left the school in 1828 to teach at the Ipswich Female Seminary with Zilpah Grant Banister. The Buckland Female School closed in 1831. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and Contents of the CollectionRecords from a winter school for young women started in 1824 by Mary Lyon. Mostly manuscripts including compositions, philosophical questions, and handwriting exercises by her pupils; catalogues and lists of students. Return to the Table of Contents Search TermsReturn to the Table of Contents |
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