The Age of Change: Reform Movement of the 1830s

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Emma Willard opened an all girls academy in Troy, New York in 1821. In 1837, Mary Lyon, created another all women learning institution for women of higher capabilities. In 1831, Prudence Crandall opened a school for all girls in Canterbury. In 1831, Crandall was forced to close the school because she admitted two African American girls.

Major leaders in the women's education movement

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The Age of Change: Reform Movement of the 1830s

By Fureys

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