Lucy Ann Kidd-Key
Lucy Ann Kidd–Key (née Lucy Ann Thornton; at first marriage, Lucy Ann Kidd; November 15, 1839 – September 13, 1916) was an American educator and music college administrator from the U.S. state of Kentucky. She founded and served as first president of the North Texas Female College (renamed Kidd-Key College), of Sherman, Texas, the first woman south of the Mason–Dixon line to hold such a position.[1][2]
Early years and education[edit]
Lucy Ann Thornton was born at Bardstown, Kentucky, November 15, 1839[3] (another source states June 11, 1839),[1] daughter of Willis Strather and Esther (Stevens) Thornton; granddaughter of James Thornton, of Kentucky, and great-granddaughter of Sir William Thornton, of Virginia. On the maternal side she was of South Carolina Huguenot ancestry.[3] There was a sister, Sarah (born 1836), who married Dr. W. Y. Gadberry.[4]
For the most part, her education was acquired at Rev. Stuart Robinson's Institute at Georgetown, Kentucky, where she specialized in literature and history.[3]
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the : White, James T. (1921). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 17 (Public domain ed.). Clifton, New Jersey: James T. White & Co.
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