Emma Hart Willard was an educator and staunch advocate for girls’ learning beyond the eighth grade. She believed that they were as capable as their male peers of mastering mathematics, philosophy and the sciences. Who inspires you? Share your story #SheInspiresMeWMHT
Learn more about Emma Willard:
An address to the public: particularly to the members of the Legislature of New-York, proposing a plan for improving female education by Emma Willard
Biography of Emma Heart Willard
Emma Hart Willard: Pioneering Geography Educator by Carlyn Osborn
History of American Women - First Women, Poets and Writers, Women in Education - Emma Willard