Sarah Elizabeth Doyle
| Sarah Elizabeth Doyle | |
|---|---|
| Born |
March 22, 1830 Providence, Rhode Island, United States |
| Died | December 21, 1922 (aged 92) |
Resting place | Swan Point Cemetery[1] |
| Known for | Educator and reformer |
Sarah Elizabeth Doyle (1830–1922)[2] was an American educator and educational reformer, noted for her roles in founding the Rhode Island School of Design and establishing women's education at Brown University.
Biography
Sarah Elizabeth Doyle was born in Providence in 1830, the third of seven children to Martha Dorrance Doyle and Thomas Doyle, a bookbinder. She graduated from Providence High School in 1846 and began her career as a teacher in 1856.[3] Doyle helped to establish the Rhode Island School of Design in 1877, and from 1878 until her retirement in 1892 served as the Girls' Principal at Providence High School. She was active in a number of Rhode Island organizations, including the Rhode Island Women's Club, which she founded in 1876, the Providence Athenaeum, the Rhode Island Institute of Instruction, and the Rhode Island Society for the Collegiate Education of Women (RISCEW).[4] She led the campaign to admit women to Brown University; in 1891, the first six female students were allowed to enroll as undergraduates. Five years later, as President of the newly-formed RISCEW, she spearheaded the drive that raised $75,000 to erect Pembroke Hall as the first permanent building for the Brown's Women's College, later renamed Pembroke College.[5]
Tributes and recognition
Sarah Doyle was honored during her own lifetime through the Sarah E. Doyle Club, created by her students in 1894. In 1975, Brown University established the Sarah Doyle Women's Center. Doyle was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2005.[4]
References
- ↑ "Notable Persons Interred at Swan Point Cemetery". Retrieved 1 June 2014.
- ↑ Biographical Dictionary of Modern American Educators. Greenwood. 1997. ISBN 978-0313291333. Retrieved 2014-05-22.
- ↑ Gina Macris, "Sarah Doyle," in Women in Rhode Island History: Making a Difference (The Providence Journal Company, 1994): 13.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Sarah Elizabeth Doyle". Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
- ↑ Brown University, Pembroke Center for Teaching and Research on Women. "Christine Dunlap Farnham Archives". Retrieved 22 May 2014.
Further reading
- The Search for Equity: Women at Brown University, 1891-1991. Polly Welts Kaufman, ed. Brown University Press.
- “Sarah E. Doyle: Gifted Organizer of Pembroke’s First Friends,” Pembroke Alumna, April 1967.