Miss Dana's School for Young Ladies
School in Morristown, New Jersey, Morris County, United States of America / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Miss Dana's School for Young Ladies was a private boarding and finishing school active from 1877 to 1912, during the Gilded Age of Morristown. It was founded in 1860 as the Morris Female Institute. Its location was in Morristown, New Jersey at 163 South Street, near Madison Avenue.[1][2][3]
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Former name | Morris Female Institute |
Established | 1860 |
Closed | 1913 |
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In 1877, it was leased and renamed by Miss E. Elizabeth Dana, daughter of famed author, jurist, and progressive politician Robert Henry Dana, Jr., of Cambridge, MA.
Historian John W. Rae described it as "the most progressive school in Morristown at the turn of the century" and claimed it was described as a "school ahead of its time."[1]