This book is part of a series on historical female figures. It features
Mary Lyon, an American educationalist born in 1797. She is best known
for pioneering women's education and founding Mount Holyoke and Wheaton
Colleges. These were the first all women seminaries devoted to the
empowerment of young women and the creation of female leaders in a
male-dominated world. In her words, when you choose your fields of labor
go where nobody else is willing to go. Lyon continues to inspire women
today and is still celebrated for her strength and determination in the
field of women's emancipation.