1 10 1 https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/12374/archive/files/066054fe8edfb71328955066d51b13fe.JPG?Expires=1773878400&Signature=CxjCx09revrnXeVN0c2KBHxNXGd05iKqsP2YdzsNWqi%7EPve5z5cNXOxbkCMFLPPmgEaa5sPY2r7UYuOmosfZw2Z4RcrOdFfnVnHuFYqKw4t9MBxNtYjnR%7ElihGkAdhTDzHhdz8ZMFiDvqBIadsB5Cp43lL-O8dipK2bEQ8eECwR39n%7EWFPUdA2n29pLUOqQ0c1noC2wZBb8tjPoMcRJultbbIjxEVvoq-n8WFD4AA16ba7axHkHrFxLOWP7eVYyqwPXuEcQ65s8kCQ6MgClPnAce0%7EF-B3-MjnqhgtZ49ZjKfALq4jziQ%7EIWbvMu1uWOj6cfCooighIYjc4%7EbBlEEQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM 8bae0a898748ffa272cbe3eccbfe21aa Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 Height 2576 Width 1408 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Local (Michigan) Description An account of the resource Local role models provide us with people to look to as we aspire to fulfill our dreams. Sometimes, they might inspire us to achieve goals that we had never thought could be accomplished. The local collection honors those women in Michigan who dared to be different. Some of these women integrated male-dominated fields, like firefighting, while others dared to change law, lead businesses, forward higher education, or fight for social justice. These women help shape our dreams and give Michiganians someone local to provide inspiration. Person An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 1855 Birthplace Colesville, New York, USA Death Date 1902 Occupation Academic leadership Biographical Text Alice Freeman Palmer is a notable figure in women's history. She was one of the United State's greatest educators and became president of Wellesley College. Freeman graduated from the University of Michigan pioneering in the coeducation field. After her graduation, in 1877, she came to Saginaw, Michigan. At the time, Saginaw was in the heyday of its lumbering industry. For many of its young men, work came before schooling, which would make Freeman's job all the more difficult. As principal of Saginaw High School, Freeman encountered a gang of tough boys. She dismissed the leader of the gang from school and restored order at Saginaw High. In 1879,she left to accept a professorship at Wellesley College and became their president at the incredibly young age of 27. Freeman insisted on rigorous academic standards for the women at Wellesley. The college grew during her tenure and her innovative techniques ushered in a golden age for the school. When she married George Palmer, a Harvard professor, she left active leadership at Wellesley, but remained as one of their trustees, and served on the Massachusetts State Board of Education. Palmer was much in demand as a lecturer and for her active participation in numerous education groups. Bibliography <a href="http://womenshistory.about.com/library/etext/bl_palmer_alice_freeman.htm">Palmer's address on the advantages of higher education for women</a> Link to <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=10&ved=0CEIQFjAJ&url=http%3A%2F%2Frepository.wellesley.edu%2Fcgi%2Fviewcontent.cgi%3Farticle%3D1003%26context%3Dwellesleyhistories&ei=FM3HU_jTOJCjyATVrIGgCQ&usg=AFQjCNFZ_MCy5spsTKXsKTRvxLYTl4K2nA&sig2=Dmzh3BRcmfHz9cMvmtRdZw">The Life of Alice Freeman Palmer</a> by George Palmer, Wellesley College Bordin, Ruth. Alice Freeman Palmer: the Evolution of a New Woman. (University of Michigan Press, 1993). Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Alice Freeman Palmer Subject The topic of the resource Education and leadership Description An account of the resource President of Wellesley College in the late 19th c. and ardent supporter of women's education Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Amy French Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Image: Saginaw Hall of Fame, 2000 coeducation female college president Saginaw High Wellesley