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Emma Hart Willard  

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  • Born in Berlin, Connecticut, Emma Hart Willard (1787–1870) was one of the pioneer advocates for female education. Tutored by her father and educated at a local seminary, she began her teaching career in 1805 by opening a dame school, and in 1807 she became preceptress of a female school in Middlebury, Vermont. [Source: Encyclopedia of Educational Reform and Dissent; Willard, Emma Hart (1787–1870)]

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