Louisa F. Cowles

American academic
Louisa F. Cowles
8th President of
Mount Holyoke College
In office
1889–1890
Preceded byMary A. Brigham
Succeeded byElizabeth Storrs Mead
Personal details
Born1842
Died1924
South Hadley, Massachusetts
Alma materSmith College
ProfessionProfessor

Louise F. Cowles (1842–1924) was an American educator who was the 8th president (Acting) of Mount Holyoke College from 1889–1890. She graduated from Mount Holyoke College in 1866 and received a master's degree from Smith College in 1892. She taught a Mount Holyoke for a number of years before and after becoming president.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Louise Frances Cowles 1866". www.mtholyoke.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
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Leaders of Mount Holyoke College
Principals
  • Lyon (1837–1849)
  • Whitman (1849–1850)
  • Chapin (1850–1865)
  • Stoddard (1865–1867)
  • French (1867–1872)
  • Ward (1872–1883)
  • Blanchard (1883–1889)
Presidents
  • Brigham (1889)
  • Cowles (1889–1890)
  • Mead (1890–1900)
  • Woolley (1900–1937)
  • Ham (1937–1957)
  • Gettell (1957–1968)
  • Cameron (1968–1969)
  • Truman (1969–1978)
  • Kennan (1978–1995)
  • Creighton (1996–2010)
  • Pasquerella (2010–2016)
  • Stephens (2016–2022)
  • Tatum (2022-2023) interim
  • Holley (2023-Present)


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