Mount Carroll Seminary

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Mount Carroll Seminary was a 19th-century women’s educational institution in Illinois that later evolved into Shimer College.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf educational institution
historical school
women's college
alsoKnownAs Mount Carroll Seminary for Young Ladies
continent North America
country United States
defunctInCentury 20th century
educationalLevel post-secondary education
secondary education
evolvedInto Shimer College
foundedAs female seminary
foundedInCentury 19th century
foundedInDecade 1850s
genderAdmission women
hasCampusType rural campus
historicalRole early women's higher education in the Midwest
historicalSignificance provided advanced education for women in 19th-century Illinois
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Carroll County, Illinois
Illinois
Mount Carroll, Illinois
notableLegacy foundation of Shimer College's educational tradition
predecessorOf Shimer College
region Midwestern United States
religiousAffiliation Christian
state Illinois
status defunct
successorOf Mount Carroll Seminary

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Shimer College formerName Mount Carroll Seminary
Shimer College successorOf Mount Carroll Seminary
subject linked to: Mount Carroll Seminary
Mount Carroll Seminary alsoKnownAs Mount Carroll Seminary for Young Ladies
linked to: Mount Carroll Seminary
Frances Shimer founded Mount Carroll Seminary
Frances Shimer hasPart Mount Carroll Seminary (as predecessor of Shimer College)
linked to: Mount Carroll Seminary