Pepper Lake in Cuyahoga County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Ursuline College
1871
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 22, 2019
1. Ursuline College Marker
The first women’s college chartered in the state of Ohio, Ursuline College opened in 1871 in downtown Cleveland as part of the educational mission of the Order of St. Ursula (O.S.U.). Founded in Italy in 1535 with an early presence in North America, this order established its first religious teaching community in Cleveland in 1850, led by foundress Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont, O.S.U. The college’s growth prompted four moves in Cleveland and subsequently to the Pepper Lake campus in 1966. Ursuline holds the distinction as one of the first catholic women’s colleges in the United States organized and chartered explicitly for college education.Erected 2003 by the Ohio Bicentennial Commission, the International paper Company Foundation, and The Ohio Historical Society. (Marker Number 62-18.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Churches & Religion • Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Ohio Historical Society / The Ohio History Connection series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.
Location.
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Saint Angela Merici (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); David Berger Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Raw Jackson (approx. 2.3 miles away); Florence E. Allen (approx. 2.8 miles away); William E. Telling / William E. Telling Mansion (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Mills of Gates Mill (approx. 3.3 miles away); Hiram House (approx. 3.4 miles away); John Carroll University (approx. 3.6 miles away).
Also see . . . Ursuline College. Excerpt:
Recognizing the special need for an institution of higher education for women, Mother Mary of the Annunciation Beaumont, the first superior of the Cleveland Ursulines and the founder of Ursuline College, obtained a charter from the state of Ohio to establish a college “to confer, on the recommendation of the faculty, such degrees and honors as are conferred by colleges and universities in the United States.” Ursuline College thus became(Submitted on July 24, 2019.)one of the first Catholic women's colleges in the United States organized and chartered explicitly for the purpose of college education. Ursuline College was also the first chartered Catholic college for women in Ohio. Enrollment was open to the public of all races and creeds who qualified scholastically.Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 22, 20192. Ursuline College and Marker
Photographed By J. J. Prats, June 22, 2019
3. Ursuline College, Pepper Lake, Cleveland Ohio
Credits. This page was last revised on July 24, 2019. It was originally submitted on July 24, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 70 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 24, 2019, by J. J. Prats of Powell, Ohio.
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