An amazing and brilliant woman, she traveled throughout the world, developing an academic reputation; she studied in Leipzig, following her interests in archeology and history. She was the first woman professor at Vassar. Tragically, she died of malaria contracted during her travels in Italy.
Abby Moore Goodwin was a professor of Latin at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was the first woman professor to teach at Vassar.
Abby Moore Goodwin was a professor of Latin at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was the first woman professor to teach at Vassar.
An amazing and brilliant woman, she traveled throughout the world, developing an academic reputation; she studied in Leipzig, following her interests in archeology and history. She was the first woman professor at Vassar. Tragically, she died of malaria contracted during her travels in Italy.
Abby Moore Goodwin was a professor of Latin at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was the first woman professor to teach at Vassar.
Abby Moore Goodwin was a professor of Latin at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, NY. She was the first woman professor to teach at Vassar.
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Abby M. Goodwin, A.M.
Professor of Latin
at Vassar College, NY
Jan. 30, 1847
Apr. 29, 1890
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