Elizabeth Blanchard (educator)
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Elizabeth Blanchard was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 educator who was the seventh president of Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College is a liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts. It was the first member of the Seven Sisters colleges, and served as a model for some of the others...

 (as Principal and Acting President http://www.mtholyoke.edu/offices/comm/csj/950216SE/listpres.html).

Blanchard graduated from Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in 1858, and taught there for twelve years before becoming the Associate Principal from 1872-1883. She served as Principal from 1883-1888. When Mount Holyoke Female Seminary received its collegiate charter and became Mount Holyoke College, she served as Acting President from 1888-1889.

See also

  • Presidents of Mount Holyoke College

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