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Sarah Dix Hamlin | |
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 Sarah Dix Hamlin at the University of Michigan. | |
| Born | November 27, 1844 |
| Died | August 25, 1923 (aged 78) San Francisco, California, US |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | educator, principal, founder of Hamlin School |
Sarah Dix Hamlin (November 27, 1844 – August 25, 1923) was a 19th-century American educator, principal, founder and owner of the Hamlin School for girls in San Francisco.
Early life[edit]
Sarah Dix Hamlin was born in Westford, Massachusetts on November 27, 1844.[1][2]
Hamlin was accepted to University of Michigan. She was one of the first female student accepted to Michigan. She graduated in 1873. She taught school at Cherry Creek, Nevada from 1877 to 1879. In 1891, Hamlin was sent to India, by the Ramabai Association of America, to help establish a school for child widows. She then returned to San Francisco.[3]
Career[edit]
In 1891, Hamlin founded the San Francisco branch of the American Association of University Women, the second oldest in the country. In 1893, Hamlin tutored Alice B. Toklas, a member of the Parisian Avant-garde and the life partner of American writer Gertrude Stein. She was one of four women members of the San Francisco chamber of commerce.[1]
In April 1896 Hamlin purchased the Van Ness Seminary School located at 1849 Jackson Street, San Francisco.[4] The school was renamed Miss Hamlin's School for Girls in 1898.[5]
After the San Francisco earthquake in 1906, Hamlin moved the school to a mansion located at 2230 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco.[5] In 1928, Hamlin School moved to its present location, a three-story Italian Baroque Revival mansion at 2120 Broadway in San Francisco.[6]
Death[edit]
On August 25, 1923, the Hamlin school founder, Sarah Dix Hamlin died in San Francisco after a short illness.[1] She was a member of the Grace Cathedral where funeral services were held on August 28. She was cremated and buried at Fairview Cemetery in Westford, Massachusetts.[7]
Publications[edit]
- Hamlin, Sarah Dix (1886). Sarah Dix Hamlin paper. OCLC 34423316.
- Hamlin, Sarah Dix (June 5, 1886). Olive San Louise Anderson: class of '75, obit. OCLC 28240974.
- Hamlin, Sarah Dix (1886). April blossoms. San Francisco: Miss West's School. OCLC 228717298.
Legacy[edit]
The Hamlin School still operates today as a private day school for girls in Kindergarten through eighth grade. It is the oldest nonsectarian, independent, day school for girls in the Western United States.[6]
External links[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Death Removes Sarah D. Hamlin Noted Educator". The Press Democrat. Santa Rosa, California. 28 Aug 1923. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ Yenne, Bill (1990). The Lions by the Golden Gate Sarah Dix Hamlin and the History of San Francisco's Hamlin School. Michigan: The School. p. 16. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
- ^ "The Hamlin family; a genealogy of James Hamlin of Barnstable, Massachusetts". The author. Exira, Iowa. Retrieved 2024-02-03.
- ^ "Van Ness Seminary Changes Hands". The San Francisco Call. San Francisco, California. 20 Apr 1896. p. 7. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ a b "Ideals Boast of School Conducted By Miss Hamlin". San Francisco Chronicle. San Francisco, California. 11 Jan 1920. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ a b O'Brien, Tricia (2008). San Francisco's Pacific Heights and Presidio Heights. Arcadia. p. 34. ISBN 9780738559803. Retrieved 2021-07-17.
- ^ "Girls' School Owner Dies In Hospital". The San Francisco Examiner. San Francisco, California. 27 Aug 1923. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
