Title

Arkansas Female College

Creator

Files

Date Original

1889

Description

Cabinet card photograph of students at the Arkansas Female College in Little Rock. The school was located in the Albert Pike house at the corner of 7th Street and Rock. There are some identifications with the photograph. The first girl in the front row holding the dog is Clara Fletcher Walker; first row, 6th from the left is Clara Heiligers; last row sitting, second from the left is May Belle Bazaka Gordy; standing on the right of the second column from the left and looking to her right is Julie Warner; leaning on the column is Dora Stebbing; second row from the rear and third to the right of the column is Mamie Walker; first row standing, third from the right is Hattie Duncan; and first row seated, the third from the left is Mrs. C.S. Woodward.

Biographical/Historical Note

The Arkansas Female College was founded in 1872 by Myra C. Warner as an institute of higher education for young women. Mrs. Warner acted as principal and teacher at the college for many years. The college was housed in the Albert Pike Mansion in Little Rock until 1889, when it moved to a smaller site.

Physical Description

Photograph, 8" x 10"

Keywords

Women; Education

Geographical Area

Little Rock, Pulaski County (Ark.)

Language

English

Identifier

G5599

Resource Type

Image

Collection

General photo file

Publisher

Arkansas State Archives

Contributing Entity

Arkansas State Archives

Recommended Citation

Arkansas Female College, General photo file, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas.

Rights

Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.

Disciplines

United States History | Women's History

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