Major leaders in the women's education/ their accomplishments

Sarah &

Angelina Grimké

Emma Willard

Mary Lyon

Quaker Prudence Crandall

These two sisters ran a school for women together. They complained in "Letters on the Equality of the Sexes and the Condition of Women" (1838). They also spoke out against slavery and gender equality.

Emma opened one of the nations first academically rigorous schools for girls in Troy, New York. It then became a model for other girls schools. She set an exceptional example for other women trying to do the same.

Mary overcame heated resistance to find another important I station of higher learning for women. She wanted to expand all education for women. Created amount Holyoke Female Seminary and Ohio's Oberlin College. Became the nations first fully coeducational college

Quaker opened a school for girls and later she admitted an African American girl to that school. Townspeople then protested against that actions. Then Quaker made the bold decision to only admit African Americans to her school. But shortly after was forced to close the school and leave town