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LEE FEMALE SEMINARY. A finishing school for young ladies, the seminary was opened on September 14, 1864. It was operated by Mrs. Julia A. Titus of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of New York. Described as a "thoroughly accomplished scholar with large experience as a teacher," Mrs. Titus was highly recommended by [[BURDEN, George|George BURDEN]], secretary of the board of education. It did not advertise in the newspaper after 1865. | LEE FEMALE SEMINARY. A finishing school for young ladies, the seminary was opened on September 14, 1864. It was operated by Mrs. Julia A. Titus of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of New York. Described as a "thoroughly accomplished scholar with large experience as a teacher," Mrs. Titus was highly recommended by [[BURDEN, George|George BURDEN]], secretary of the board of education. It did not advertise in the newspaper after 1865. | ||
Across the street was another school of religious instruction called the [[GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE NORTHWEST]]. This school flourished and by 1872 bought the Female Seminary across the street. When the seminary moved out of that building in 1907 and renamed itself the [[UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE]]. | |||
The Lee Female Seminary had many names over the decades including the Academy of the Immaculate Conception, a girls' school, and [[OUR LADY OF LOURDES FOR WOMEN]], a boarding house and conservatory of music. It became a nursing home in the 1950s called Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1975 it was purchased by the [[DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB]]. | |||
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Revision as of 23:30, 6 April 2021
LEE FEMALE SEMINARY. A finishing school for young ladies, the seminary was opened on September 14, 1864. It was operated by Mrs. Julia A. Titus of Wilmington, Illinois and formerly of New York. Described as a "thoroughly accomplished scholar with large experience as a teacher," Mrs. Titus was highly recommended by George BURDEN, secretary of the board of education. It did not advertise in the newspaper after 1865.
Across the street was another school of religious instruction called the GERMAN PRESBYTERIAN THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY OF THE NORTHWEST. This school flourished and by 1872 bought the Female Seminary across the street. When the seminary moved out of that building in 1907 and renamed itself the UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE.
The Lee Female Seminary had many names over the decades including the Academy of the Immaculate Conception, a girls' school, and OUR LADY OF LOURDES FOR WOMEN, a boarding house and conservatory of music. It became a nursing home in the 1950s called Our Lady of Lourdes. In 1975 it was purchased by the DUBUQUE GIRLS' CLUB.
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"Local Notices," Dubuque Herald, August 26, 1864, p. 4
