About Helen M. French
Lived 1832 – 1909 (aged 76–77). Helen M. French was an American educator.
Helen M. French (1832–1909) was an American educator who served as the fifth president (referred to at that time as "principal" ) 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.
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Who was Helen M. French?
American educator, Principal of Mount Holyoke Female Seminary (1832–1909)
When was Helen M. French born?
Helen M. French was born in 1832.
When did Helen M. French die?
Helen M. French died in 1909.
What was Helen M. French's occupation?
Helen M. French was an educator.
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Helen M. French was American.
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