Sarah Richmond
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Sarah Elizabeth Richmond (1843 - 1921) was a teacher and fourth principal of Maryland State Normal School (now Towson University
).
She was the second person to enroll at the Maryland State Normal School in its opening year, and was in the first graduating class. Miss Richmond's 55 years of consecutive service to the Normal School began in 1866, when M.A. Newell
asked her to return to MSNS to teach mathematics. Within a few years, Sarah Richmond was made Vice Principal of the Normal School, and by 1909, at age 66, Miss Richmond became the School's first female principal. She remained principal until 1917 when she resigned to become Dean of the school. She died in 1921. In addition to being the driving force in moving the School to its current Towson
locale, Sarah Richmond raised entrance requirements, expanded the curriculum and created new departments.
Towson University
Towson University, often referred to as TU or simply Towson for short, is a public university located in Towson in Baltimore County, Maryland, U.S...
).
She was the second person to enroll at the Maryland State Normal School in its opening year, and was in the first graduating class. Miss Richmond's 55 years of consecutive service to the Normal School began in 1866, when M.A. Newell
McFadden Newell
McFadden Alexander Newell commissioned and was the first principal of Maryland State Normal School .Newell was an Irish immigrant who graduated from Trinity College, Dublin. He also taught school in England before settling in Baltimore, Maryland...
asked her to return to MSNS to teach mathematics. Within a few years, Sarah Richmond was made Vice Principal of the Normal School, and by 1909, at age 66, Miss Richmond became the School's first female principal. She remained principal until 1917 when she resigned to become Dean of the school. She died in 1921. In addition to being the driving force in moving the School to its current Towson
Towson, Maryland
Towson is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place in Baltimore County, Maryland, United States. The population was 55,197 at the 2010 census...
locale, Sarah Richmond raised entrance requirements, expanded the curriculum and created new departments.