Sarah Pierce (June 26, 1767 - January 19, 1852) was a teacher, educator and founder of one the earliest schools for girls in the United States, the Litchfield Female Academy in Litchfield, Connecticut. The school having been established in her house in 1792 became known as the Litchfield Female Academy in 1827. The school for girls attracted an estimated 3,000 students from across the U.S. and Canada. Some of her most famous attendees and protégés were Catharine Beecher and Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Read more about Sarah Pierce: Early Years, Republican Motherhood, Litchfield Female Academy, Death, Internal References, External References
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