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Vor 2 Tagen · She was eager to attend the new college for women, Smith College in Massachusetts; but her father required her to attend nearby Rockford Female Seminary (now Rockford University), in Rockford, Illinois. Her experience at Rockford put her in a first wave of U.S. women to receive a college education. She excelled in this all women ...
- Laura Jane Addams, September 6, 1860, Cedarville, Illinois, U.S.
Vor 5 Tagen · Addams graduated from Rockford Female Seminary in Illinois in 1881 and was granted a degree the following year when the institution became Rockford College. Following the death of her father in 1881, her own health problems, and an unhappy year at the Woman’s Medical College, Philadelphia, she was an invalid for two years. During ...
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
24. Apr. 2024 · Anna Peck Sill (born Aug. 9, 1816, Burlington, N.Y., U.S.—died June 18, 1889, Rockford, Ill.) was an American educator who opened and administered a girls’ school that would become Rockford College. Sill began teaching school at the age of 20, and in 1843 she opened a seminary in Warsaw, New York.
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14. Mai 2024 · Addams attended Rockford Female Seminary (now Rockford University), where she excelled academically and was a valedictorian of her class. This experience sparked her interest in social issues and set the stage for her future endeavors.
12. Mai 2024 · Rockford College was founded in 1847 as Rockford Female Seminary, and the Saint Anthony College of Nursing was founded in 1915. Rock Valley (community) College opened in 1964, and the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford began classes in 1972.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
29. Apr. 2024 · Ebenso gehörte sie zur ersten Generation von Frauen, die zwischen 1877 und 1881 am Rockford Female Seminary eine Ausbildung auf hohem Niveau absolvierte. Tatsächlich war sie die erste Studentin, die einen offiziellen Abschluss an dieser Universität erhielt.
12. Mai 2024 · Rockford University, formerly known as Rockford Female Seminary, was established in This esteemed institution holds the distinction of being the second-oldest college in Illinois and is renowned for its strong liberal arts curriculum.
