Madison Female Academy was a school for girls which flourished in the 19th century in
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the county seat of Dane County and the capital city of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. As of the 2020 census the population was 269,840, making it the second-largest city in Wisconsin by population, after Milwaukee, and the 80th-lar ...
, USA, and is now mainly famous as the site of the first classes held by the
University of Wisconsin–Madison
A university () is an educational institution, institution of higher education, higher (or Tertiary education, tertiary) education and research which awards academic degrees in several Discipline (academia), academic disciplines. Universities ty ...
.
In the late 19th century, its grounds were acquired to become a railway depot. After some years operating from less satisfactory premises the school closed.
References
External links
TEACHER’S HERITAGE RESOURCE GUIDE(PDF) at the US Department of the Interior site.
The story of Madisonat The State of Wisconsin Collection online.
Education in Madison, Wisconsin
Female seminaries in the United States
Defunct schools in Wisconsin
History of women in Wisconsin
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