Oakland Female Seminary
Defunct private girls school in California, USA
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Oakland Female Seminary (also Oakland Seminary for Young Ladies) was a private girls' school located in the U.S. state of California. Situated at 528 Eleventh Street in Oakland, it contained 57 rooms.[1] Founded on November 8, 1858,[2] by Millicent Kittredge Blake,[3] it was the first girls' school established west of the Mississippi River.[4] Carrie Stevens Walter was the valedictorian of the first graduating class.[5]
| Oakland Female Seminary | |
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528 Eleventh Street , | |
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| Funding type | Private school |
| Established | November 8, 1858 |
| Founder | Millicent Kittredge Blake |
| Gender | Girls |
