Sarah Jane Farmer

Sarah Jane Farmer (1847-1916) founded the Greenacre Conferences in Eliot, Maine, U.S. After her death, Greenacre became the Green Acre Baháʼí School.

Early life and education Sarah Jane Farmer was born in Dover, New Hampshire, on July 22, 1847, the only child of Professor Moses G. Farmer and Hannah Tobey (Shapleigh) Farmer.

She graduated from Salem, Massachusetts High School, in 1868, followed by instruction by private tutors, 1868-81. and the (revived) Concord School of Philosophy. In addition, the Greenacre Conferences offered lectures by instructors in various fields.

Farmer engaged in European travel in 1886, 1893, 1900.

Later life Sarah Farmer made her home at Greenacre. In 1910, she was declared insane and sent to an asylum. Subsequently, her mental condition became the subject of litigation. She died at the family homestead in Eliot, Maine, on November 23, 1916.

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