Hartford Female Seminary was a female seminary in Hartford, Connecticut, United States. Established in 1823, by Catharine Beecher, it became one of the first major educational institutions for women in the United States. By 1826 it had enrolled nearly 100 students. It implemented then-radical programs such as physical education courses for women.The Beecher House Mansfield University, 2007. Beecher sought the aid of Mary Lyon in the development of the seminary.Catherine Beecher City University of New YorkCarini, P.Catharine E. Beecher material , 1822-1878 Mt. Holyoke College, 1998. The Hartford Female Seminary closed towards the later half of the 19th century.
The school was first hosted in a third-floor room in a building at Main and Kinsley Streets in Hartford, then in the basement of the North Church. In 1827 the school moved into a new neoclassical building at 100 Pratt Street.
Harriet Beecher Stowe taught at the school beginning in November 1827.
Notable people Alumni Rose Terry Cooke Fanny Fern Annie Trumbull Slosson Virginia Thrall Smith Harriet Beecher Stowe Mary E. Van Lennep Sarah Woodruff Walker
Teachers Kate Foote Coe
See also Female seminaries Women in education in the United States
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External links 1867 College Catalogue