Middlebury in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Emma Willard Memorial

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 3, 2019

1. Emma Willard Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of Emma Hart Willard who wrote at Middlebury in 1818 the Magna Carta for higher education of women in America.

Education should seek to bring its subjects to the perfection of their moral, intellectual, and physical nature in order that they may be of the greatest possible use to themselves and others.
Emma Hart Willard (1787 -1870)

Topics. This historical marker and memorial is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1818.

Location. 44° 0.895′ N, 73° 10.022′ W. Marker is in Middlebury, Vermont, in Addison County. It is at the intersection of North Pleasant Street (U.S. 7) and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Pleasant Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Main St, Middlebury VT 05753, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker and memorial is in the Champlain Valley

and in Greater Burlington.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Congregational Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Samuel Miller, Esq. (within shouting distance of this marker); Charter House (within shouting distance of this marker); Middlebury Community House (within shouting distance of this marker); Restoring Middlebury's Village Green

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(about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lazarus Park (about 300 feet away); Frederick Douglass Launched The One Hundred Conventions (about 400 feet away); The Duclos Building (about 400 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebury.

Rear Side of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Steve Stoessel, July 3, 2019

2. Rear Side of Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 505 times since then and 31 times this year. Last updated on March 5, 2026, by R.J. O’Hara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2019, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.