Dearborn Seminary was a non-sectarian girls' boarding school in the

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. A private school, itwas incorporated in September, 1855, and was at one time the oldest institution of its kind in

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. It was for many years under the charge of Zuinglius Grover. From 1885 until 1899, Jennie F. Purington, later a member of the Board of Trustees, was principal of the seminary. In 1899, the school was reincorporated and became affiliated with the

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. It was located at 2252 Calumet Avenue. The course of study was arranged for preparation for college. In addition to the academic department, there were intermediate, primary, and kindergarten departments.

Notable people

Lucy M. Hall Lucy M. Hall-Brown (, Hall; November 1843August 1, 1907) was an American physician and writer. She was a general practitioner and a physician at the Sherborn Reformatory for Women, now the Massachusetts Correctional Institution – Framingham. I ...

(1843–1907), physician, writer * Florence McLandburgh (1850–1934) writer *

Harriet Monroe Harriet Monroe (December 23, 1860 – September 26, 1936) was an American editor, scholar, literary critic, poet, and patron of the arts. She was the founding publisher and long-time editor of ''Poetry'' magazine, which she established in 1912 ...

, poet and editor

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