Washington Female Seminary

Washington Female Seminary
TypeFemale seminary
Active1836 (1836)–1948 (1948)
Location, ,
Nancy Sherrard, principal

The Washington Female Seminary was a Presbyterian seminary for women operating from 1836 to 1948 in Washington, Pennsylvania. During the 19th century, it was "one of the best known and most noted institutions of its kind in the state".[1]

  1. ^ Wickersham, James Pyle (1886). A History of Education in Pennsylvania, Private and Public, Elementary and Higher: From the Time the Swedes Settled on the Delaware to the Present Day. Inquirer Publishing Company. p. 490.