Life Story Of Mary Lyon: Founder Of Mount Holyoke College (1897)

by Mrs. John Douglas and John Douglas

Book Overview

Life Story of Mary Lyon: Founder of Mount Holyoke College is a biography of Mary Lyon, the pioneering educator who founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now Mount Holyoke College) in 1837. Written by Mrs. John Douglas and first published in 1897, the book chronicles Lyon's life from her humble beginnings in Buckland, Massachusetts to her years as a teacher and educational reformer. Lyon was a visionary who believed that women should have access to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1164154559
• ISBN13: 9781164154556
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 106 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"