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Jun 26, 1767 Died on 19 Jan 1852 (aged 84)
American academic
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About Sarah Pierce
- Sarah Pierce (June 26, 1767 – January 19, 1852) was a teacher, educator and founder of one of the earliest schools for girls in the United States, the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut.
- The school having been established in her house in 1792 became known as the Litchfield Female Academy in 1827.
- The school for girls attracted an estimated 3,000 students from across the United States and Canada.
- Some of her most famous attendees and protégés were Catharine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
