Preceded by Mary Lyon Name Mary Whitman Profession Professor | Died 1875 Succeeded by Mary W. Chapin | |
Alma mater Mount Holyoke College (Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) | ||
Mary C. Whitman (1809–1875) was an American educator who served as the second president (referred to at that time as "principal") of Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) from 1849-1850. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1839, taught there from 1840–1842, and was Associate Principal from 1842-1849 before becoming Head.
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