Mary Dorothy Lyndon

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Mary Dorothy Lyndon

Birth
Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, USA
Death
5 Apr 1924 (aged 46)
Washington, Wilkes County, Georgia, USA
Burial
Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, USA GPS-Latitude: 33.9495556, Longitude: -83.3707889
Plot
WH 184a
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She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 1896 as it first Dramatic Arts degree holder. She continued her education in Dramatic Arts and History at Columbia University in New York City before beginning her studies at the University of Georgia (UGA) during Summer School sessions. After earning sufficient credit Lyndon received a Master of Arts degree on June 17, 1914 - four years before women were admitted to UGA as regular students (she was the first woman to earn a degree from UGA). Upon her graduation, Lyndon taught English at Athens High School.
She graduated from Wesleyan College in Macon, Georgia in 1896 as it first Dramatic Arts degree holder. She continued her education in Dramatic Arts and History at Columbia University in New York City before beginning her studies at the University of Georgia (UGA) during Summer School sessions. After earning sufficient credit Lyndon received a Master of Arts degree on June 17, 1914 - four years before women were admitted to UGA as regular students (she was the first woman to earn a degree from UGA). Upon her graduation, Lyndon taught English at Athens High School.