All-Girls Education from Ward Seminary to Harpeth Hall: 1865-2015

by Mary Ellen Pethel

Book Overview

During the final days of the Civil War, Dr. William Ward and his wife, Eliza Ward, envisioned a school for young women in Nashville that would evolve into one of the nation's most prestigious institutions. As the New South dawned, Ward Seminary opened its doors in September 1865. Merging with Belmont College for Young Women in 1913, Ward-Belmont operated as a college preparatory school, music conservatory, and junior college. In 1951, the high school...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626197628
• ISBN13: 9781626197626
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 2.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.0"