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	St. Mary's Institute, Mount Mary's initial location in Prairie du Chien, c. 1920s Title St. Mary's Institute, Mount Mary's initial location in Prairie du Chien, c. 1920s Date of event unknown Description St. Mary's Institute in Prairie du Chien officially opened in 1872. In 1913, the first college curriculum went into effect at St. Mary's Institute. On October 28, 1913, St. Mary's Institute becomes St. Mary's College, the first four-year college for women in Wisconsin. Two young women make the first graduating class of St. Mary's College. In 1926, St. Mary's College, Prairie du Chien is recognized by the North Central Association of Colleges as an approved college and Archbishop Messmer of Milwaukee requests that St. Mary's College is moved to Milwaukee to make Catholic education available to a more students and to provide a metropolitan center to its students. Geographic location Prairie du Chien Subject Facilities Format jpg Submitting institution Mount Mary College Date digitized 7/14/2006 Date last updated 5/7/2009 Name of collection Archives
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