Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849
Dates
- Existence: 1797 - 1849
Biography
Founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. Born in Buckland, Massachusetts, Lyon’s interest in missions was sparked with the founding of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions in 1810. Inspired at age 19 by a sermon preached by her great-uncle Enos Smith, and later by her teacher Joseph Emerson at Byfield Female Seminary, she decided to commit her life to furthering the missionary cause through education.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Mary Lyon letter
Collection
Identifier: Mss 842162
Mss 842162
Date(s):
1842-02-12
Abstract
In English.