The Educational and Evangelical Missions of Mary Emilie Holmes (1850-1906): Not to Seem, But to Be

by Samuel J. Rogal

In this text Mary Emilie Holmes' contributions to American education are examined, beginning with her own accomplishments, particularly with her identification as the first woman to have earned the doctorate in the earth sciences. The study then follows her scholarly efforts in geology and the pedagogy of earth sciences, her attempts to educate freed blacks in Tennessee and Arkansas, the founding of a two-year seminary (now a co-educational junior...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773490957
• ISBN13: 9780773490956
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Edwin Mellen Press
• Length: 105 Pages