The college was first chartered in 1850 and was directed by Dr. Zuinglius Calvin Graves and the Baptist Church. It "was the first women's college in the United States to offer degrees equivalent to those offered at men's colleges." [2][3]
Graves offered a radical curriculum. He patterned the classical curriculum at Mary Sharp College after those offered at Amherst College, Brown University, and the University of Virginia. He emphasized religious and moral training and required every student to attend chapel. Students at Mary Sharp, unlike those at other female colleges and academies, studied algebra, geometry, and trigonometry; Latin and Greek; English literature, grammar, and composition; ancient, English, and American history; philosophy and rhetoric; geography and geology; and botany, chemistry, astronomy, and physiology.[2]
The college awarded its first degrees in 1855. The economic depression of the 1890s led to its closure in 1896.[2]
^. Archived from the original on 2004-04-19. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
^ abcMary Sharp College, Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture
^Harwarth, I.; DeBra, E.; Maline, M. (1997). Women's Colleges in the United States: History, Issues And, Challenges. Diane Publishing Company. p. 3. ISBN9780788143243. Retrieved 2015-04-16.
mary, sharp, college, 1851, 1896, first, known, tennessee, alabama, female, institute, women, college, located, winchester, tennessee, named, after, abolitionist, mary, sharp, typewomen, collegeestablished1851, 1896locationwinchester, tennessee, contents, hist. Mary Sharp College 1851 1896 first known as the Tennessee and Alabama Female Institute was a women s college located in Winchester Tennessee It was named after the abolitionist Mary Sharp 1 Mary Sharp CollegeTypeWomen s collegeEstablished1851 1896LocationWinchester Tennessee USA Contents 1 History 2 Notable people 3 See also 4 References 5 Further reading 6 External linksHistory EditThe college was first chartered in 1850 and was directed by Dr Zuinglius Calvin Graves and the Baptist Church It was the first women s college in the United States to offer degrees equivalent to those offered at men s colleges 2 3 Graves offered a radical curriculum He patterned the classical curriculum at Mary Sharp College after those offered at Amherst College Brown University and the University of Virginia He emphasized religious and moral training and required every student to attend chapel Students at Mary Sharp unlike those at other female colleges and academies studied algebra geometry and trigonometry Latin and Greek English literature grammar and composition ancient English and American history philosophy and rhetoric geography and geology and botany chemistry astronomy and physiology 2 The college awarded its first degrees in 1855 The economic depression of the 1890s led to its closure in 1896 2 Notable people EditAdelia Cleopatra Graves 1821 1895 educator author poet Eva Munson Smith 1843 1915 composer poet authorSee also EditFemale seminary Timeline of women s colleges in the United StatesReferences Edit Mary Sharp Project Biographical Notes Archived from the original on 2004 04 19 Retrieved 2015 04 16 a b c Mary Sharp College Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture Harwarth I DeBra E Maline M 1997 Women s Colleges in the United States History Issues And Challenges Diane Publishing Company p 3 ISBN 9780788143243 Retrieved 2015 04 16 Further reading Edit Scholarship to Memorialize Dr Graves The Truth and Herald April 22 1926 External links EditBibliography of texts on Mary Sharp College The Mary Sharp ProjectCoordinates 35 10 41 N 86 06 58 W 35 178 N 86 116 W 35 178 86 116 This article about a university or college in Tennessee is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Sharp College amp oldid 1123412533, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
