The founding of an all Black female seminary: Spelman, 1881-1927

The seminary years of Spelman College beginning April 1881 to August 1927 are covered in this dissertation. The objective was to understand the growth and development of this all black female institution developed by Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles, two white women northern missionaries. Educated in a seminary themselves Packard and Giles relied heavily on their religious education to build one of the most prestigious historically black institutions in the world. The first students of the school were ex-slave women who gained an elementary education; however, as the school grew the students received a challenging collegiate education. The first black women at the school first called the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary were Christianized and developed into moral Christian women strengthened by New England views and values. This research sought to understand the motives of the founders of Spelman College.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Black Studies

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2011

Author dc:creator

• Graham, Frances Denise

Contributors dc:contributor

• Perkins, Linda M.

• Black Studies
• Women's Studies
• Education, Administration
• Education, History of
• Sociology, Ethnic and Racial Studies

Statement dc:rights

• Copyright 1996 Graham, Frances Denise

Language dc:language

eng

Identifier

9780591198263
AAI9712286
(UMI)AAI9712286

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/23735