Hillman College was a women's college in
Clinton, Mississippi
Clinton is a city in Hinds County, Mississippi, United States. Situated in the Jackson metropolitan area, it is the tenth largest city in Mississippi. The population was 28,100 at the 2020 United States census.
History
Founded in 1823, Clint ...
, that existed from 1853 until 1942. It was originally named the Central Female Institute, and renamed Hillman College in 1891. It was organized by the
Central Baptist Association, and remained in operation throughout the
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
.
Mississippi College
Mississippi College (MC) is a private Baptist university in Clinton, Mississippi. Founded in 1826, MC is the second-oldest Baptist-affiliated college or university in the United States and the oldest college or university in Mississippi.
Histor ...
purchased and absorbed Hillman in 1942.
Charles Hillman Brough
Charles Hillman Brough (July 9, 1876 – December 26, 1935) was an American politician who served as the 25th Governor of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921. He signed a bill for women’s suffrage in Arkansas and supported it nationally.
Biography
Ch ...
, the
governor of Arkansas from 1917 to 1921, was a faculty member at Hillman College early in his career.
This college should not be confused with the fictional
HBCU which provided the setting for the ''
Cosby Show
''The Cosby Show'' is an American television sitcom co-created by and starring Bill Cosby, which aired Thursday nights for eight seasons on NBC between September 20, 1984, until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on an upper middle-class African- ...
'' spin-off, ''
A Different World
''A Different World'' is an American sitcom (and a spin-off of '' The Cosby Show'') television series that aired for six seasons on NBC from September 24, 1987 to July 9, 1993. The series originally centered on Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet) a ...
''.
References
External links
History of Mississippi CollegeMary Carol Miller. ''Lost Landmarks of Mississippi''
Mississippi College
Educational institutions established in 1853
Defunct private universities and colleges in Mississippi
Educational institutions disestablished in 1942
1853 establishments in Mississippi
1942 disestablishments in Mississippi
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