Betsey T. Capen
- Image
- View Full Item
- Created Date
- 1857
- Description
Betsey T. Capen, of Stoughton, Massachusetts, entered the State Normal School in Bridgewater with the 47th class in March 1856 and graduated in 1857. A teaching career of over 50 years included appointments at the Shepherd School (North Cambridge), 1857-1864; Wells School (Boston), 1864-1868; and Girls' High School (Boston), 1868-1875. While teaching Capen continued her own education and was one of the first women to study science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She taught chemistry at both Wellesley College and Smith College. In 1885 Capen founded the Capen School for Girls in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she taught until her death in 1920.
Portrait of Betsey T. Capen.
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Bridgewater State University, Maxwell Library
- Type
- image
- Format
- PhotographsAmbrotypesPortrait photographs
- Standardized Rights Statement
- Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International:
- Rights
- This work is licensed for use under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives License (CC BY-NC-ND).
The Clement C. Maxwell Library at Bridgewater State University offers public access to the materials from its archival and special collections as a contribution to education, research, and scholarship. Some materials may be protected by copyright. Reproduction of items beyond that allowed by Fair Use doctrine of the U.S. Copyright Code (section 108) requires the written permission of the Clement C. Maxwell Library and/or the copyright owners. Materials out of copyright are considered to be in the public domain.
- Chicago citation style
- Betsey T. Capen. 1857. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0p097v43s. (Accessed January 22, 2025.)
- APA citation style
- (1857) Betsey T. Capen. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0p097v43s
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/0p097v43s>.