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Mary Lyon

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Gender Female
Death175 years ago
Date of birth February 28,1797
Zodiac sign Pisces
Born Buckland
Massachusetts
United States
Date of died March 5,1849
DiedSouth Hadley
Massachusetts
United States
Place of burialMassachusetts, United States
Hall of fame induction 1993
Job Educator
Parents Jemima Taylor
Aaron Lyon, Jr.
Rest place Mount Holyoke College
Education Amherst Academy
Inducted date 1993
FoundedMount Holyoke College
Wheaton College
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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Mary Mason Lyon was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, in 1834. She then established Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in South Hadley, Massachusetts, in 1837 and served as its first president for 12 years.

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