Tipton Female Seminary, also known as Tipton Female Academy, was a

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established in 1854 in

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. It closed sometimes around .

History

Tipton Female Seminary was founded in 1854, and led from 1857 to 1868 by Rev. James Holmes (1801–1873). James Holmes had founded Mountain Academy in 1832 in Tipton County and led it for about 15 years. From 1849 until 1857, he served as president of West Tennessee College at

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. Holmes was principal of Tipton Female Academy from 1857 to 1868. On April 23, 1861, the "Southern Confederates" group met at the school, for an organizational meeting. In 1868, James Holmes was succeeded by his son, George Duffield Holmes (1831–1894). In 1891, the school presented awards during

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for scholarship, music, dictation, penmanship, and punctuality. The school catalogue for 1888–1889 is held by the

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, and the June 6, 1894 school commencement program is extant.

Alumni

Frances Boyd Calhoun Frances Boyd Calhoun (née Boyd; December 25, 1867 – June 8, 1909) was an American writer and teacher in Tennessee. She authored the children's book ''Miss Minerva and'' ''William Green Hill'' (1909), which has been a publishing success and has ...

(1867–1909), teacher, poet, and author of ''Miss Minerva and William Green Hill'' (1909)

References

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