Ingham University
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Ingham University in Le Roy
, New York, was the first women's college in New York State and the first chartered women's university in the United States
. It was originally founded in 1835 as the Le Roy Female Seminary by Mariette and Emily E. Ingham. The school was chartered on April 6, 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute, and a full university charter was granted in April 1857. After eventual financial difficulties, the college closed in 1892 and its property was sold at auction in 1895. Over several years, the college's former buildings were demolished; the stone from the Arts Conservatory, the last campus building to be dismantled, was used to build the Woodward Memorial Library at the same location in Le Roy.
Ingham University was the alma mater of Sarah Frances Whiting
, who later went on to found the physics
department and establish the astronomical
observatory at Wellesley College.
Le Roy, New York
Le Roy, New York is the name of two locations in Genesee County, New York:*Le Roy , New York*Le Roy , New York...
, New York, was the first women's college in New York State and the first chartered women's university in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It was originally founded in 1835 as the Le Roy Female Seminary by Mariette and Emily E. Ingham. The school was chartered on April 6, 1852 as the Ingham Collegiate Institute, and a full university charter was granted in April 1857. After eventual financial difficulties, the college closed in 1892 and its property was sold at auction in 1895. Over several years, the college's former buildings were demolished; the stone from the Arts Conservatory, the last campus building to be dismantled, was used to build the Woodward Memorial Library at the same location in Le Roy.
Ingham University was the alma mater of Sarah Frances Whiting
Sarah Frances Whiting
Sarah Frances Whiting , American physicist and astronomer, was the instructor to several astronomers, including Annie Jump Cannon.-Biography:Whiting graduated from Ingham University in 1865....
, who later went on to found the physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
department and establish the astronomical
Astronomy
Astronomy is a natural science that deals with the study of celestial objects and phenomena that originate outside the atmosphere of Earth...
observatory at Wellesley College.