Helen M. French

American educator
Helen M. French
5th President of
Mount Holyoke College (Principal)
In office
1867–1872
Preceded bySophia D. Stoddard
Succeeded byJulia E. Ward
Personal details
Born1832
Died1909
Alma materMount Holyoke College (Mount Holyoke Female Seminary)
ProfessionProfessor

Helen M. French (1832–1909) was an American educator who served as the fifth president (referred to at that time as "principal"[1]) of Mount Holyoke College (then Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) from 1867 to 1872. She graduated from Mount Holyoke in 1857 and taught there for ten years before becoming principal.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "New President Special Edition". Archived from the original on 2007-08-24. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
  2. ^ "Helen Maria French 1857". www.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-14.

External links

  • Biography Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine
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Leaders of Mount Holyoke College
Principals
  • Lyon (1837–1849)
  • Whitman (1849–1850)
  • Chapin (1850–1865)
  • Stoddard (1865–1867)
  • French (1867–1872)
  • Ward (1872–1883)
  • Blanchard (1883–1889)
Presidents
  • Brigham (1889)
  • Cowles (1889–1890)
  • Mead (1890–1900)
  • Woolley (1900–1937)
  • Ham (1937–1957)
  • Gettell (1957–1968)
  • Cameron (1968–1969)
  • Truman (1969–1978)
  • Kennan (1978–1995)
  • Creighton (1996–2010)
  • Pasquerella (2010–2016)
  • Stephens (2016–2022)
  • Tatum (2022-2023) interim
  • Holley (2023-Present)


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