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Agnes Irwin (educator)
Agnes Irwin | |
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&sq=crain_ford&lang=en&file=File:Agnes_Irwin,_Dean_of_Radcliffe_College_(1894-1909),_c._1909.jpg) Agnes Irwin, c. 1909 | |
| Born | December 30, 1841 |
| Died | December 5, 1914 (aged 72) |
| Occupation | American educator |
| Known for | First dean of Radcliffe College (1894-1909) |
Agnes Irwin (December 30, 1841 – December 5, 1914) was an American educator, best known as the first dean of Radcliffe College (1894–1909).[1][2][3] Prior to that, she served as the principal of the West Penn Square Seminary for Young Ladies in Philadelphia (later renamed as the Agnes Irwin School).[4]
- ^ "For Radcliffe: Its Friends Rally to Aid of College." Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, April 5, 1904, p. 3 (subscription required).
- ^ "Forging Front: Radcliffe College as an Educational Center: Leading Institution Had a Very Prosperous Year." Boston, Massachusetts: The Boston Globe, January 1, 1896, p. 3 (subscription required).
- ^ "Miss Agness Irwin and Radcliffe College" and "The Dean of Radcliffe College." Boston, Massachusetts: Boston Evening Transcript, May 16, 1894, p.11 (subscription required).
- ^ "The Agnes Irwin School". agnesirwin.org. Archived from the original on 2006-12-25.
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