Clarke, Anne L. (Anne Laura), 1787-1861

Teacher and lecturer, of Northampton, Mass. Opened a school in 1810 in her home on Pleasant Street and presumably taught, in addition to reading, needlework, etc., some advanced ideas such as dress reform and women's right to vote; one of first women in the U.S., to give public lectures and traveled as far as Ohio giving talks on history and travel, illustrated with lantern slides.

From the description of Letter from Anne L. Clarke to Elizabeth and Frederick Clarke, ca. 1805-ca. 1830. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 166428689

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