Alice Freeman Palmer

Alice Freeman Palmer (February 21, 1855 – December 6, 1902) was an American educator. As Alice Freeman, she was Principal of Wellesley College from 1882 to 1887, when she left to marry the Harvard professor George Herbert Palmer. From 1892 to 1895 she was Dean of Women at the newly founded University of Chicago.

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Alice Freeman Palmer
Alias (AKA)Freeman Alice Elvira
Birth dateFebruary 21, 1855
Birth place
Colesville New York , United States , New York
Date of deathDecember 06, 1902
Place of death
Paris , France
Resting place
Wellesley College Houghton Chapel
Education
Columbia University
University of Michigan

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