I have always believed that the United Statesis the greatest country on Earth because women have become full participants in our society. When 100 percent of a nation’s brainpower is put to work, the result is exponentially improved. But in every field, the opportunity has been won, not given. At first, even basic education was not considered necessary for girls. Innovators like Emma Willard and Catharine Beecher founded girls’ schools and advocated access to public education in the early 1800s. Without their early effort, the course of this country could have been substantially altered. In 1821, Emma Willard also opened the Troy Female Seminary, the fi rst institution to offer young women a curriculum comparable to that of a men’s college. [download]
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