Emma Howell Knight
First University of Wyoming Dean of Women
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Emma Howell Knight (August 24, 1865 – September 24, 1928) was an American-Canadian academic and the University of Wyoming's first Dean of Women.[1][2]
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| Born | August 24, 1865 |
| Died | September 24, 1928 (aged 63) Laramie, Wyoming, US |
| Resting place | Greenhill Cemetery, Laramie, Wyoming |
| Citizenship | Canadian |
| Education | University of Nebraska, University of Wyoming |
| Occupation | Dean of Women |
| Spouse | Wilbur Clinton Knight (married 1890–1903) |
| Children | Samuel Howell Knight, Wilburta Florence Knight, Everett Knight, Oliver Knight |
Career
Emma Howell Knight began attending the University of Nebraska in 1890 at the age of 25. She temporarily paused her education after meeting her husband Wilbur Clinton Knight,[3] moving to the Medicine Bow Mountains of Wyoming where her husband worked as a geologist.[4] She began attending the University of Washington to continue her education after his death in 1903 and earned a 2 year diploma in Domestic Studies,[5] whilst simultaneously working as the Albany County's superintendent of schools. She then became the University of Washington's Dean of Women in 1911 until her retirement in 1921.[3]
She died in Laramie, Wyoming on September 24, 1928 after an emergency appendicitis operation.[6]