Emma Willard played an important role in education reform in the 1820s and 1830s by
A) reforming state standards for public education in Massachusetts.
B) obtaining more money for schools and teacher salaries in New York.
C) founding the Troy Female Seminary in 1821 to prepare women to be teachers through a rigorous curriculum that included courses on how to teach.
D) becoming one of the few notable Roman Catholics to support creation of a public school system.
Answer: C
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