Dowd, Harriet M. (Harriet Miriam), 1830-1911
Variant namesHarriet Miriam North was born on February 17, 1830, in East Berlin, Connecticut. She graduated from Mount Holyoke Seminary in 1851, and married Dr. Charles F. Dowd in 1852. Together, they ran the North Granville Ladies Seminary from 1860-1867, and in 1868 they became co-principals of the Temple Grove Seminary until circa 1900. They also raised six children. In 1904, Dr. Charles Dowd was killed by a train in Saratoga. Harriet Dowd died in December of 1911.
From the guide to the Dowd papers MS 0527., 1848-1911, 1853-1875, (Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections)
Educator. b. Harriet Miriam North.
From the description of Correspondence, 1848-1902. (Lewis & Clark Library). WorldCat record id: 11975950
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| creatorOf | Dowd, Harriet M. (Harriet Miriam), 1830-1911. Correspondence, 1848-1902. | Mount Holyoke College, Williston & Miles-Smith Library | |
| referencedIn | Dowd papers MS 0527., 1848-1911, 1853-1875 | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections | |
| creatorOf | Dowd papers MS 0527., 1848-1911, 1853-1875 | Mount Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections |
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