Mary Emma Woolley

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Mary Emma Woolley

American educator

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Born:: July 13, 1863, South Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.

Died:: September 5, 1947, Westport, New York (aged 84)

Political Affiliation:: National Woman’s Party

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Mary Emma Woolley (born July 13, 1863, South Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.—died September 5, 1947, Westport, New York) American educator who, as president of Mount Holyoke College from 1901 to 1937, greatly improved the school’s resources, status, and standards. Woolley graduated in 1884 from Wheaton Seminary (now College), Norton, Massachusetts, after which she taught at the seminary (1885–86, 1887–90). A European trip in 1890 stimulated her ambition for further education, and in 1891 she was the first woman admitted to Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island. Woolley was one of the first two women to graduate, in 1894, and she remained an ...(100 of 261 words)

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