Florence A. Fensham
American theologist and college dean
About Florence A. Fensham
Lived 1861 – 1912 (aged 50–51).
Florence Fensham (May 25, 1861 – February 15, 1912) was a suffragist and the first woman to receive a seminary degree from the Congregational Church.
Early life and education Fensham was born in New York. Her parents were Lambert and Sarah Bartel Simmons. In Edinburgh, she studied under Patrick Geddes, and then she studied history in Cambridge with J. Rendel Harris. She then began studying theology and missionary work at Mansfield College in Oxford. The New York Times reported her achievement in an article entitled "Unusual Honor to a Woman".
Career In 1883, Fensham became the dean of the American college for girls in Constantinople.
Fensham became dean of the women's college at Beloit College.
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American theologist and college dean
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Florence A. Fensham was born in 1861.
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Florence A. Fensham died in 1912.
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