Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings | |
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| Born | Lydia Jane Newcomb July 25, 1850 – September 21, 1946 Spring Lake, Michigan, U.S. |
| Died | September 21, 1946 (aged 96) |
| Occupation | educator, lecturer, author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Mrs. L. H. Stone's Seminary |
| Genre | physical education |
| Notable works | Muscular Exercises for Health and Grace |
| Spouse |
Samuel Huntington Comings
(m. 1902; died 1907) |
Lydia J. Newcomb Comings (née, Newcomb; July 25, 1850 – September 21, 1946) was an American educator, lecturer, and author. Comings was the co-founder of the School of Organic Education, Fairhope, Alabama, 1905. She was in charge of the Normal School of Expression and Physical Culture, Moravian Seminary and Colleges for Young Women (Bethlehem, Pennsylvania); Physical Culture Department, Mt. Chautauqua, Mountain Lake Park, Maryland; and Physical Culture and Expression, Pennsylvania Chautauqua, Mount Gretna, Pennsylvania. She was the author of Muscular Exercises for Health and Grace.[1]
- ^ Werner's Magazine Company 1894, p. 467.