| Lcnaf uri | http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n83181805 |
| Last name | Willard |
| First name | Emma |
| Middle name | Hart |
| Display name | Emma Hart Willard |
| Birth date | 1787 |
| Death date | 1870 |
| Birth place | Connecticut |
| Death place | Troy |
| Gender | f |
| Affiliations | review |
| Bio notes | American women's rights activist who dedicated her life to education. Founded the first school for women's higher education, the Troy Female Seminary in Troy, NY. Travelled across the US and abroad to promote education. Wrote several textbooks in her lifetime, including books on history and geography. Author of "American Republic." |
A Mission to the Indians from the Indian Committee of Baltimore Yearly Meeting to Fort Wayne, in 1804