The Arkansas Female College was founded in 1872 by Myra C. Warner as an institute of higher education for young women. Mrs. Warner acted as principal and teacher at the college for many years. The college was housed in the Albert Pike Mansion in Little Rock until 1889, when it moved to a smaller site.
Description
Cabinet card photograph of students at the Arkansas Female College in Little Rock. The school was located in the Albert Pike house at the corner of 7th Street and Rock. There are some identifications with the photograph. The first girl in the front row holding the dog is Clara Fletcher Walker; first row, 6th from the left is Clara Heiligers; last row sitting, second from the left is May Belle Bazaka Gordy; standing on the right of the second column from the left and looking to her right is Julie Warner; leaning on the column is Dora Stebbing; second row from the rear and third to the right of the column is Mamie Walker; first row standing, third from the right is Hattie Duncan; and first row seated, the third from the left is Mrs. C.S. Woodward.
Physical Description
Photograph, 8" x 10"
Subjects
Women; Education;
Geographical Area
Little Rock, Pulaski County. (Ark.)
Language
English
Local Identifier
AHC1711
Digital Resource
Photograph
Digital Collection
Arkansas Women's History Collection
Publisher
Arkansas State Archives
Preferred Citation
Arkansas Female College, AHC1711, Arkansas State Archives, Little Rock, Arkansas
Rights and Usage
Use and reproduction of images held by the Arkansas State Archives without prior written permission is prohibited. For information on reproducing images held by the Arkansas State Archives, please call 501-682-6900 or email at state.archives@arkansas.gov.
