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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
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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 ''
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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 {{Mississippi-university-stub