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Agnes Irwin

1841-12-30 – 1914-12-05

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Agnes Irwin (December 30, 1841 – December 5, 1914) was an American educator and higher education executive. Principal, from 1869 to 1894, of the West Penn Square Seminary for Young Ladies in Philadelphia (later renamed the Agnes Irwin School), she was subsequently appointed as the first dean of Radcliffe College in Massachusetts in 1894. She served in that capacity until her retirement in February 1909, and died in Philadelphia in 1914. This is a cropped, sepia-toned version of her photo that appeared in multiple publications nationwide in 1909.Credit: Unknown

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Agnes Irwin (December 30, 1841 – December 5, 1914) was an American educator, best known as the first dean of Radcliffe College (1894–1909). Prior to that, she served as the principal of the West Penn Square Seminary for Young Ladies in Philadelphia (later renamed as the Agnes Irwin School).

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educator

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Harvard University

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  1. Wikidata population candidate Q4693063 — wikidata View source

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