Alice Freeman Palmer (February 21, 1855 – December 6, 1902) was an American educator. Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
She was born Alice Elvira Freeman in Colesville, New York and brought up in Windsor, New York. Colesville is a Town in Broome County, New York, United States. Windsor New York may refer to Windsor (town New York in Broome County Windsor (village New York, which lies within the Town of She was graduated from the University of Michigan in 1876, taught at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin (1876-77), and at Saginaw, Mich. (1877-79). The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
Elected to the chair of history in Wellesley College in 1879, she became acting president the next year and president of Wellesley College in 1882. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common She was married to George Herbert Palmer in 1887. George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933 was an American scholar and author born in Boston. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common In 1892 she became non-resident dean of the women's department at the University of Chicago, and a spokeswoman for women's place in higher education. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. She died suddenly in Paris,aged 47. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
Wellesley College possesses a memorial to Alice Freeman Palmer, sculptured in relief by Daniel Chester French. Daniel Chester French ( April 20 1850 &ndash October 7 1931) was an American sculptor.
Alice was born a farmer's daughter in New York State. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Her father knew there was no future for him in farming, so he left the family to take care of the farm while he gained further education and became a doctor. Alice desperately wanted to also continue her education, but her family could not allow this unless she promised to assist them in supporting the family, while she was away at college. So while she attended college she took teaching jobs to help her family. After she graduated from the University of Michigan, she received a job as principal at a boarding school in Wisconsin, where her reputation soared. The University of Michigan Ann Arbor ( U of M, U-M, UM or simply Michigan) is a top-ranked Coeducational public research Wisconsin ( or wɪˈskɑnsɨn (French Ouisconsin) is one of the fifty United States of America, located in the north central part of the United States
The founder of Wellesley College gave Palmer three offers to come and teach at his college, and on the 3rd offer she finally accepted. Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant She would be a professor of History. When the founder of the college died, Palmer, at 26 years old, was elected president of the college. She was the first woman to be the head of a nationally known college. She is also well known for helping the school become more well-rounded and a Liberal Arts College.
During this time she met her future husband, who taught at Harvard. She resigned from her position at Wellesley College, and began to give public speeches on women's higher public education. Wellesley College is a women's liberal arts college, in Wellesley Massachusetts, that opened in 1875 founded by Henry Fowle Durant She is also the founder of the American Association of University Women. The American Association of University Women ( AAUW) advances equity for Women and girls through Advocacy, education and research
Palmer summered in Boxford, MA at her husband's home. Boxford is a town in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States. During those long summer furloughs she explpored the local area, took up photography, and sewed.
It was on one of her long sabbaticals with her husband that she went to Paris, France. Palmer had life or death surgery to fix one of her vital organs. During convelescence she died of complications of surgery. According to her wishes she was cremated and her cremains interred at Houghton Chapel at Wellesley College. Her husband's cremains were also interred there upon his passing. Palmer's life was commemorated at a service at Harvard University by college presidents she knew and other noted people.
In World War II the United States liberty ship SS Alice F. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the History and service In 1936 the American Merchant Marine Act was passed to subsidize the annual construction of 50 commercial merchant vessels to be used in wartime by Palmer was named in her honor.
Publications
- G. H. Palmer, The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer (Boston and New York, 1908)
References
- Bordin, R. George Herbert Palmer (1842-1933 was an American scholar and author born in Boston. Alice Freeman Palmer: The Evolution of a New Woman. The University of Michigan Press
- Works by Alice Freeman Palmer at Project Gutenberg
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