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Early Life
Early Teaching
Middlebury
100
How many siblings did Emma have growing up?
16
100
Did Emma begin teaching before or after she finished her own schooling?
Before
100
What year did Emma move to Middlebury?
1807
200
Emma's parents allowed her to converse about what kinds of topics?
Topics that were generally known as male-only conversations
200
What year did Emma begin teaching in?
1804
200
Why did Emma move to Middlebury?
To become a principle at a Female Academy
300
At what age did Emma teach herself geometry?
12
300
When did Emma open her first own school?
1805
300
Who did Emma marry in 1809?
Dr. John Willard
400
At what age did Emma begin school?
15
400

Who ran her school while she was traveling

Son and Daughter-in-law

400

Why did Emma start her own school in Middlebury?

To help her family recover from the money lost when the bank was robbed

500
Emma's parents did what for a living?
Farming
500
Did Emma open a school for younger or older children in 1805?
Older
500

What year did Emma die

1870