Madelon Stockwell Turner | |
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| Born | August 9, 1845 |
| Died | June 7, 1924 (aged 78) |
| Known for | First woman to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan |
Madelon StockwellTurner (August 9, 1845 - June 7, 1924) [1] was an American diarist and the first woman to earn a bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan.
Madelon Louisa Stockwell was born to Louisa Peabody and Reverend Charles F. Stockwell, [2] the first principal of Wesleyan Female Seminary (now Albion College). In 1850, when Stockwell was four years old, he left Michigan in pursuit of a fortune in the California Gold Rush. On his travels, he contracted a disease and died. [3]
Stockwell studied at Albion College and Kalamazoo College before applying to the University of Michigan under the encouragement of her mentor and teacher Lucinda Stone. [4]
On February 2, 1870, Stockwell began her first semester at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She was the first woman to enroll at the school following a decision by the Board of Regents to open the university to female students. [3] The following semester, 34 additional female students, including Laura Rogers White [5] and Olive San Louie Anderson, [6] enrolled at the University of Michigan. [5] Stockwell graduated from the university with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1872, and was selected to deliver her class's commencement address, in which she stated that "There was never a time in which I did not long to attend our State University". [4] [7] Stockwell's speech was reportedly attended by future University of Michigan student Alice Freeman Palmer. [4]
In 1873, Stockwell married Charles K. Turner, who had been her classmate at the University of Michigan. Their wedding ceeremony was officiated by University of Michigan professor, Benjamin F. Cocker, who reportedly joked that their relationship proved "the ill effects of coeducation". Charles Turner died of tuberculosis in 1880 at the age of 37. [7]
After her husband's death, Stockwell led a reclusive life. [1]
Stockwell died in Kalamazoo, Michigan on June 7, 1924, at the age of 78. [1] [3] At the time, she was believed to have been the richest woman in the city. [3]
In her will, Stockwell left $340,000 to Albion College, which the school used to build a library. [8] The building was designated the Stockwell Memorial Library in her honor on June 4, 1938. [9] [10] She also left $10,000 to the University of Michigan. Members of Stockwell's family contested the will, but their claims were dismissed by the court. [8]
Stockwell's diaries are kept at Albion College and were published in 1988 as A Michigan Childhood: The Journals of Madelon Louisa Stockwell, 1856-1860. [2] In 1982, the Stockwell Society was established at Albion College to honor those who have included a gift to the school in their will. [11]
Albion is a city in Calhoun County in the south central region of the Lower Peninsula of the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,700 at the 2020 census and is part of the Battle Creek Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) is an athletic conference that competes in the NCAA's Division III. There are nine teams in the conference, all located in the states of Michigan and Indiana. The Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association was established on March 24, 1888, making it the oldest college athletic conference in the United States. The current members of the MIAA include Adrian College, Albion College, Alma College, Calvin University, Hope College, Kalamazoo College, University of Olivet, Saint Mary's College of Notre Dame, Indiana, and Trine University, formerly known as Tri-State University. Olivet, Alma and Albion are the only charter members remaining in the conference. Former members include such colleges as Michigan State University, previously Michigan Agricultural College, (1888–1907), Eastern Michigan University, previously Michigan State Normal College, (1892–1926), Hillsdale College (1888–1961), and Defiance College (1997–2000).
Stockwell Hall, completed in 1940 at a cost of $1 million, is a formerly all-female residence hall at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. It houses 418 predominantly second-year students. It was named after Madelon Louisa Stockwell of Kalamazoo, Michigan, the first woman admitted to the University in 1870.
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