Ward-Vermont University

Ward = Belmont University(Ward-Belmont College) There was. It was known as "Women's Seminary" at that time. Using the estate and mansion of the city, the faculty staff building and the student dormitory gradually built in the front yard. Although it was regarded as a top-notch family by the family of, the students were not only from the upper class.

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In 1865, William E. Ward and his wife Eliza Hudson Ward opened Ward Women's Theological Seminary, "fulfilling, complete guidance, studies, research" in Nashville, Tennessee.

In 1870, the Education Bureau ranked Ward Theological Seminary as the top three in the nationwide educational institutions for women. He also puts emphasis on sports teams, becoming the first girls and teams in, and became one of the first teams in the country.

On September 4, 1890, Belmont Women's University was founded by Susan L. Heron and Ida E. Hood. The model of girls' school in the city, 15 acres in the center of Bellemont, the residence of Adelicia · Hayes · Acklen · Chiseam, built in the 1850s (0.061 km 2) was installed.

In 1913, Ward girls seminary and Belmont women's university merged, and Ward-Vermont university opened as the first southern college in the south which received by the Southern University School Association. By the 1920s more than 1,200 women entered.

In 1951, due to financial difficulties Ward-Vermont campus was sold to the Tennessee Baptist Federation. This campus is Belmont College (Current: Belmont University ) Was used to establish the. The higher division of Ward-Vermont was founded as a new modern, non-dormitory girl in Nashville.

Until the University of Belmont became independent from the Tennessee Baptist Federation in 2007, the original campus was under the protection of the Tennessee Baptist Federation.

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External link

• "Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture" (English)
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