Connecticut History (@CT_History) tweeted at 9:47 AM on Fri, Sep 12, 2014: Sarah Pierce opened the Litchfield Female Academy in 1798 to educate girls. Over 3K attended before it closed in 1833 t.co/UOot6H3569 - A copy of J. Napoleon Gimbrede's ca. 1830 watercolor of The Litchfield Female Academy by Emily Hart, ca. 1856 - The Litchfield Historical SocietyConnecticut History (@CT_History) tweeted at 9:47 AM on Fri, Sep 12, 2014: Sarah Pierce opened the Litchfield Female Academy in 1798 to educate girls. Over 3K attended before it closed in 1833 t.co/UOot6H3569 - A copy of J. Napoleon Gimbrede's ca. 1830 watercolor of The Litchfield Female Academy by Emily Hart, ca. 1856 - The Litchfield Historical Society
Connecticut History (@CT_History) tweeted at 9:47 AM on Fri, Sep 12, 2014: Sarah Pierce opened the Litchfield Female Academy in 1798 to educate girls. Over 3K attended before it closed in 1833 t.co/UOot6H3569 - A copy of J. Napoleon Gimbrede's ca. 1830 watercolor of The Litchfield Female Academy by Emily Hart, ca. 1856 - The Litchfield Historical Society