RECONSTRUCTION 1865 1877
WOMENS SUFFRAGE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Mt. Holyoke was founded by Mary Lyon as a school for young African Americans.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Chemist and educator Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke College (then called Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) in 1837, nearly a century before women gained the right to vote.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mary Lyon was a pioneering educator of women. In 1837 she founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary, which Emily Dickinson attended in 1847-48. Lyon was born in Buckland, Massachusetts, on February 28, 1797.
Detailed explanation-3: -Mary Lyon founded the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (now College) in 1837 at South Hadley, Massachusetts, the model for institutions of higher education for women in the United States.
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