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Science Hill Female Academy

(#1303) from Kentucky Life Program 1303 (2007)

Alumnae Ruby Dean Allen, Martha O’Nan, and Rosella Davis remember life at Science Hill Female Academy in Shelbyville. Founded in 1825 by Julia Ann Tevis in order to teach subjects like science and history that were not usually offered to young ladies in the 19th century, Science Hill later became a prestigious college preparatory academy before closing in 1939.

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