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Table of Contents

1.	In Brief

2.	General information

3.	History

4.	Famous alumnae and faculty

5.	External links

	History

	Mount Holyoke College was founded as a seminary (Mount Holyoke Female Seminary) on 8 November 1837 by Mary Lyon (1797-1849), who also founded Wheaton College (originally Wheaton Female Seminary).

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In 1970, the percentage of college freshmen who considered themselves "liberal" was twice that of "conservative". Today, the percentages are nearly equal.

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