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Time Period >>  Antebellum Days  1820 - 1852
Historical Event >>  School for Young Ladies  1822

The Charlotte Female Academy opens. Miss Leavenworth teaches young ladies not only academic, or "literal," subjects, but those such as needlework, called "ornamental" subjects. Tuition is $6 to $11 per term.




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