Sophia D. Stoddard

Sarah D. Stoddard
4th President of Mount Holyoke College (Acting Principal)
In office
1865–1867
Preceded byMary W. Chapin
Succeeded byHelen M. French
Personal details
BornJuly 23, 1820
Hartford, Vermont
DiedMarch 4, 1891 (aged 70)
Northampton, Massachusetts
Alma materMount Holyoke College (Mount Holyoke Female Seminary)
ProfessionProfessor

Sarah D. Stoddard (July 23, 1820 - March 4, 1891)[1] (Sarah D. Hazen) was an American educator who served as the fourth president (referred to at that time as "acting principal"[2]) of Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) from 1865 to 1867. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1841 and taught there for eight years before becoming Head.

  1. ^ "Life and Light for Woman, Volume 21". Press of Rand, Avery. 1891. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "New President Special Edition". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-07-04.