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Founding of Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary
- When
- 11 April 1881
- Where
- Friendship Baptist Church basement
Sophia B. Packard and Harriet E. Giles established the Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary in the basement of Friendship Baptist Church in Atlanta on April 11, 1881.
The seminary was founded by two teachers from the Oread Institute of Worcester, Massachusetts. Packard and Giles cultivated support for the school, which later received significant backing from John D. Rockefeller. This event marks the origin of Spelman College as a historically Black women's institution.
Sources
- Spelman College Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-14
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