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The '''Holly Springs Female Institute''' was an early [[female seminary]] for white women,<ref name="Davidson2007">{{cite book|author=James West Davidson|title='They Say': Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=HiazQsueqM0C&pg=PA36|accessdate=29 July 2012|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-516021-5|page=36}}</ref> founded in [[Holly Springs, Mississippi]] in 1836.
The '''Holly Springs Female Institute''' was an early [[female seminary]] for white women,<ref name="Davidson2007">{{cite book|author=James West Davidson|title='They Say': Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HiazQsueqM0C&pg=PA36|accessdate=July 29, 2012|year=2007|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=978-0-19-516021-5|page=36}}</ref> founded in [[Holly Springs, Mississippi]] in 1836.


By 1838 the school had over 80 students and owned two pianos. The state of [[Mississippi]] granted the school a charter in 1839, at which time it had five faculty members including the Rev. C. Parish, president of the school. The charter was, evidently in error, assigned to the "Holly Springs Female Academy."<ref name="Mayes1899"/>
By 1838 the school had over 80 students and owned two pianos. The state of [[Mississippi]] granted the school a charter in 1839, at which time it had five faculty members including the Rev. C. Parish, president of the school. The charter was, evidently in error, assigned to the "Holly Springs Female Academy."<ref name="Mayes1899"/>


By 1839, the school had a permanent building in the [[Greek revival]] style.<ref name="Miller2002">{{cite book|author=Mary Carol Miller|title=Lost Landmarks of Mississippi|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=q76vD2jQn5QC&pg=PA13|accessdate=29 July 2012|year=2002|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-57806-475-5|page=13}}</ref>
By 1839, the school had a permanent building in the [[Greek revival]] style.<ref name="Miller2002">{{cite book|author=Mary Carol Miller|title=Lost Landmarks of Mississippi|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=q76vD2jQn5QC&pg=PA13|accessdate=July 29, 2012|year=2002|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-57806-475-5|page=13}}</ref>


In 1841 the confusion over the name encouraged an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] clergyman named C. A. Foster to open a rival school also called the Holly Springs Female Institute. In early 1842, for reasons that are not clear, Foster replaced Parish as president of the original school.<ref name="Mayes1899"/>
In 1841 the confusion over the name encouraged an [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopalian]] clergyman named C. A. Foster to open a rival school also called the Holly Springs Female Institute. In early 1842, for reasons that are not clear, Foster replaced Parish as president of the original school.<ref name="Mayes1899"/>


Holly Springs offered advanced academics, with a focus on the [[liberal arts]] instead of traditionally feminine subjects like [[home economics]]. Students were required to participate in public examinations, rather than demonstrating competency through written examinations or term papers.<ref name="Farnham">{{cite book |last=Farnham |first=Christie Anne |date=1994 |title=The Education of the Southern Belle: Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South |location= |publisher=New York University Press |pages=69, 90 |isbn=0814726151}}</ref> Instruction of the Italian language, which experienced increased popularity in the U.S. in the mid-1800s, was among the subjects offered.<ref name="Fucilla">{{cite journal |last1=Fucilla |first1=Joseph C. |date=Winter 1972–1973 |title=The Study of Italian in Mississippi Schools (1829–1860) |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/26474013 |journal=The Mississippi Quarterly |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=63–70 |jstor=26474013 |access-date=}}</ref> Although the curriculum was of high quality, girls as young as 10 years old were admitted.<ref name="Biglane">{{cite journal |last1=Bigland |first1=Jane Nosser= |date=Winter 1972 |title=Sherwood Bonner: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/27747795 |journal=American Literary Realism, 1870–1910 |volume=5 |issue=1 |pages=38–60 | jstor=27747795 |access-date=November 5, 2021}}</ref>
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The school building was used as a hospital during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name="McAlexander2008">{{cite book|author=Hubert Horton McAlexander|title=Strawberry Plains Audubon Center: Four Centuries of a Mississippi Landscape|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=RZQgn6eoRVMC&pg=PA45|accessdate=29 July 2012|date=1 July 2008|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-002-9|page=45}}</ref> The building was destroyed by the [[Union Army]]<ref name="Smith2010">{{cite book|author=Timothy B. Smith|title=Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=OtRzfdq5ok8C&pg=PA190|accessdate=29 July 2012|date=1 April 2010|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-429-4|page=190}}</ref> in 1864<ref name="Miller2002"/> and the school was unable to reopen.<ref name="Mayes1899">{{cite book|author=Edward Mayes|title=History Of Education In Mississippi|url=http://books.google.com/books?id=3C3hRAP007kC&pg=PA46|accessdate=29 July 2012|year=1899|pages=46–51}}</ref>

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The school building was used as a hospital during the [[American Civil War|Civil War]].<ref name="McAlexander2008">{{cite book|author=Hubert Horton McAlexander|title=Strawberry Plains Audubon Center: Four Centuries of a Mississippi Landscape|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RZQgn6eoRVMC&pg=PA45|accessdate=July 29, 2012|date=July 1, 2008|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-002-9|page=45}}</ref> The building was destroyed by the [[Union Army]]<ref name="Smith2010">{{cite book|author=Timothy B. Smith|title=Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OtRzfdq5ok8C&pg=PA190|accessdate=July 29, 2012|date=April 1, 2010|publisher=Univ. Press of Mississippi|isbn=978-1-60473-429-4|page=190}}</ref> in 1864<ref name="Miller2002"/> and the school was unable to reopen.<ref name="Mayes1899">{{cite book|author=Edward Mayes|title=History Of Education In Mississippi|url=https://archive.org/details/historyeducatio00mayegoog|accessdate=July 29, 2012|year=1899|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyeducatio00mayegoog/page/n48 46]–51|publisher=Gov't print. off. }}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 21:05, 9 April 2024

The Holly Springs Female Institute was an early female seminary for white women,[1] founded in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1836.

By 1838 the school had over 80 students and owned two pianos. The state of Mississippi granted the school a charter in 1839, at which time it had five faculty members including the Rev. C. Parish, president of the school. The charter was, evidently in error, assigned to the "Holly Springs Female Academy."[2]

By 1839, the school had a permanent building in the Greek revival style.[3]

In 1841 the confusion over the name encouraged an Episcopalian clergyman named C. A. Foster to open a rival school also called the Holly Springs Female Institute. In early 1842, for reasons that are not clear, Foster replaced Parish as president of the original school.[2]

Holly Springs offered advanced academics, with a focus on the liberal arts instead of traditionally feminine subjects like home economics. Students were required to participate in public examinations, rather than demonstrating competency through written examinations or term papers.[4] Instruction of the Italian language, which experienced increased popularity in the U.S. in the mid-1800s, was among the subjects offered.[5] Although the curriculum was of high quality, girls as young as 10 years old were admitted.[6]

The school building was used as a hospital during the Civil War.[7] The building was destroyed by the Union Army[8] in 1864[3] and the school was unable to reopen.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ James West Davidson (2007). 'They Say': Ida B. Wells and the Reconstruction of Race. Oxford University Press. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-19-516021-5. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  2. ^ a b c Edward Mayes (1899). History Of Education In Mississippi. Gov't print. off. pp. 46–51. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Mary Carol Miller (2002). Lost Landmarks of Mississippi. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-57806-475-5. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  4. ^ Farnham, Christie Anne (1994). The Education of the Southern Belle: Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South. New York University Press. pp. 69, 90. ISBN 0814726151.
  5. ^ Fucilla, Joseph C. (Winter 1972–1973). "The Study of Italian in Mississippi Schools (1829–1860)". The Mississippi Quarterly. 26 (1): 63–70. JSTOR 26474013.
  6. ^ Bigland, Jane Nosser= (Winter 1972). "Sherwood Bonner: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Materials". American Literary Realism, 1870–1910. 5 (1): 38–60. JSTOR 27747795. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  7. ^ Hubert Horton McAlexander (July 1, 2008). Strawberry Plains Audubon Center: Four Centuries of a Mississippi Landscape. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 45. ISBN 978-1-60473-002-9. Retrieved July 29, 2012.
  8. ^ Timothy B. Smith (April 1, 2010). Mississippi in the Civil War: The Home Front. Univ. Press of Mississippi. p. 190. ISBN 978-1-60473-429-4. Retrieved July 29, 2012.


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