The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1955 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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A farmer's son , he taught school until 1821 when he and his cousin , Vestal Coffin , opened a Sunday school for Negroes . Lo- cal pressure forced the closing of the school , and in 1826 Coffin moved his family to Wayne County , Ind .
A farmer's son , he taught school until 1821 when he and his cousin , Vestal Coffin , opened a Sunday school for Negroes . Lo- cal pressure forced the closing of the school , and in 1826 Coffin moved his family to Wayne County , Ind .
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Before the founding of Elmira College - which opened in 1855 as Elmira Female College and claims to be the first women's college in the United States to grant degrees for the completion of courses on the same level as those of men's ...
Before the founding of Elmira College - which opened in 1855 as Elmira Female College and claims to be the first women's college in the United States to grant degrees for the completion of courses on the same level as those of men's ...
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tur , Ga . , which opened in 1889 ; Randolph- Macon Woman's College , Lynchburg , Va . , in 1893 ; and Sweet Briar College , Sweet Briar , Va . , in 1906. Simmons College , Boston , Mass . , opened in 1902 as Simmons Female College and ...
tur , Ga . , which opened in 1889 ; Randolph- Macon Woman's College , Lynchburg , Va . , in 1893 ; and Sweet Briar College , Sweet Briar , Va . , in 1906. Simmons College , Boston , Mass . , opened in 1902 as Simmons Female College and ...
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