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Elizabeth Callister Peale and Sarah Callister [1]were the first female instructors to teach at an American University. They were hired by Washington College in Chesterland, Maryland in 1783.[2] She was also responsible for designing the Washington Seal[3] that the university still uses today.
Family and Career Background[edit]
Elizabeth Callister Peale became a part of the Peale Family when she married St. George Peale in 1773[5]. She was a miniature painter, and first started teaching at the Kent County Free School.[3] Later, in 1783, she was employed at Washington College. Elizabeth Callister Peale was a part of the famous Peale Family, and was notably a student, and sister in law[3] of Charles Willson Peale.
The Peale Family[edit]
The Peale family was most notable for Charles Willson Peale[6] (1741-1827). He had been notable for establishing on of the first museums, and two of the first art schools in the United States. He had also been famous for painting George Washington in June and August of 1780[7].
References:[edit]
- ^ “Timeline of Women's Education.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, January 15, 2022. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_women%27s_education.
- ^ Roberts, Cokie. “1-Mattis Justo Quam.” Climbing the Hill. Washington College, July 16, 2015. https://www.washcoll.edu/live/news/climbing-the-hill.php.
- ^ a b c Daniels, Diane Saylor. “Washington College.” Essay. In Ghosts of Chestertown and Kent County, 112–13. Charleston, SC: Haunted America, 2015.
- ^ Ogden, Kate Nearpass. “Peale Family of Painters.” Peale Family of Painters. Encyclopedia of Greater Philadelphia, November 17, 2021. https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/peale-family-of-painters/.
- ^ Pater and Painter.” Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 156, no. 2 (2012): 109–87. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23558190.
- ^ “Peale.” Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, March 28, 2017. https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peale.
- ^ Flexner, James Thomas. “Charles Willson Peale .” Essay. In Americaʼs Old Masters, 171–241. Doubleday & Company, 1980.
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