Troy Female Seminary Catalogue with Editorial by Emma Willard, 1871

Catalogue for the Troy Female Seminary. WM H Young and Blake: New York, 1871. Original wrappers. Catalogue contains Mrs. Emma Willard's Plan of Female Education originally published in 1818. Measures 5.75 x 9 inches. 49 pages. Catalogue includes lists of faculty, students and graduates from the year as well as committee reports and the second edition of an editorial written by Emma Willard on the future of female education. Troy Female Seminary, later renamed The Emma Willard School and often called simply "Emma," was founded by Willard in 1821 in order to provide an opportunity for women to receive the same quality of higher education as their male peers. Emma Willard's lifetime of educational activism was built on the belief that gender equality cannot exist without high quality female education. Back wrapper torn along bottom. Front wrapper torn along spine exposing binding. Front wrapper corner torn with smaller tears along the bottom. Dampstain on margin does not affect text. Overall good condition.