Quote of the day
If we had no winter, the spring would not be so pleasant: if we did not sometimes taste of adversity, prosperity would not be so welcome.
Mary Lyon
Born: February 28, 1797
Died: March 5, 1849 (aged 52)
Bio: Mary Mason Lyon was an American pioneer in women's education. She established the Wheaton Female Seminary in Norton, Massachusetts, in 1834.