The indomitable Mary Easton Sibley : pioneer of women's education in Missouri /

Wolferman, Kristie C., 1948-

The indomitable Mary Easton Sibley : pioneer of women's education in Missouri / Kristie C. Wolferman. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2008. - 1 online resource (xi, 160 pages) : illustrations - Missouri heritage readers . - Missouri heritage readers. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-148) and index.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. The Eastons Arrive in St. Louis; Chapter 2. Life in a Hybrid Town; Chapter 3. Educating Mary; Chapter 4. "A Marvelous Little Wren"; Chapter 5. Fort Osage Closes; Chapter 6. Pioneers on the Western Frontier; Chapter 7. The Great Awakening; Chapter 8. Aunt Mary; Chapter 9. Uncertain Times for Linden Wood; Chapter 10. A Real College; Chapter 11. Mary's Legacy; For Further Reading; Index.

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"Drawing on Mary and George Sibley's journals and letters, Wolferman brings to life one of Missouri's most remarkable women educators, the founder of Lindenwood University. Sibley's views regarding women's social and political roles, slavery, temperance, religion, and other topics reflect educational and social developments on the frontier and nationwide"--Provided by publisher.


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Sibley, Mary Easton, 1800-1878.
Sibley, Mary Easton, 1800-1878.


1800-1899


Women educators--Missouri--Biography.
Women--Education--History--Missouri--19th century.
Éducatrices--Missouri--Biographies.
Femmes--Éducation--Histoire--Missouri--19e siècle.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Educators.
EDUCATION--History.
EDUCATION--Comparative.
Women--Education.
Women educators.


Missouri.


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Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.

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