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Mary Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Mary Lyon biography, including 6 pages of information on the life of Mary Lyon. ... Encyclopedia of World Biography on Mary Lyon ... Mary Lyon (1797-1849) was the founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary and a pioneer in women's education.
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Mary Lyon was born on February 28, 1797, in Buckland, Massachusetts. She started teaching school in 1814. She attended Sanderson Academy in Ashfield, Massachusetts, Amherst Academy in Amherst, Massachusetts and the Byfield Female Seminary in Byfield Massachusetts.
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Mary Lyon was the founder of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary which became an important model for the education of women. One of the most significant things she did was establish a large financial endowment for the institution.
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4 quotes and quotations by Mary Lyon ... Timothy Leary; Booker T. Washington; Roger Babson; Horace Mann; John W. Gardner; Temple Grandin; James Baldwin; Mary McLeod Bethune; Anne Sullivan...
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Mary F. Lyon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mary Frances Lyon FRS (born 15 May 1925) is an English geneticist, retired from active research in 1990. Her research focused on the effects of radiation and other agents on genetic mutation, as well...
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