Steubenville Female Seminary

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Steubenville Female Seminary
Former names
Beatty's Seminary for Young Ladies [1]
Steubenville Seminary [1]
Type Female seminary
Active1829 [2] –1898 [2]
Location, ,
USA
Engraving of the Steubenville Female Seminary Steubenville Female Seminary.png
Engraving of the Steubenville Female Seminary

Steubenville Female Seminary, also known as Beatty's Seminary for Young Ladies or Steubenville Seminary, [1] was a female seminary in Steubenville, Ohio. It was founded by Presbyterian minister Charles Clinton Beatty in 1829. [2] Beatty served as Superintendent and his wife, Hetty Elizabeth Beatty, served as principal. [3] The school had 7 students during the first year. [3] The campus was located on South High Street between Adams and South Streets [4] with a view of the surrounding hills. [3]

In 1856, control went to Dr. and Mrs. A.M. Reid. [3] In 1863, they were succeeded by Dr. and Mrs. J.W. Wightman. [3] At its peak, the school educated 150 students at a time. [3] The faculty was usually between 10 and 12 teachers. [3] Many of the students became missionaries. [3] It closed in 1898. [2] Over the life of the institution, the school educated 5,000 women. [2]

Following its closing the buildings were used for a variety of purposes, including apartments. They were demolished in 1953 to make way for the High Street Thoroughfare, today known as State Route 7. [4]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society (1916). "Secondary Education in Ohio Previous to 1840". Ohio archæological and historical quarterly. A.H. Smythe. p. 123.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "TIMELINE OF STEUBENVILLE OHIO". Public Library of Steubenville and Jefferson County.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Howe, Henry (1898). "Steubenville in 1846". Historical collections of Ohio: an encyclopedia of the state. Vol. 25. State of Ohio, Laning Printing Co. pp. 964–965. ISBN   9781404753761.
  4. 1 2 Sandra Hudnall Day, Alan Hall (2005). Steubenville. Arcadia Publishing. p. 99.

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