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'''Catharine Merrill''' (1824–1900) was one of the first female [[university]] [[professor]]s in the United States. ==Biography== Catharine was born in 1824 in [[Corydon, Indiana|Corydon]], [[Indiana]]. Her father was [[Samuel Merrill (Indiana)|Samuel Merrill]], an early leading citizen of the state. She studied literature in [[Germany]] and taught in [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] and [[Crawfordsville, Indiana|Crawfordsville]], [[Indiana]]. In 1867 she was appointed as the Demia Butler Professor of English at North Western Christian University, now known as [[Butler University]]. This was the first endowed chair at an American university designated for a female professor, and it made Merrill only the second female professor in the country (she was preceded by [[Maria Mitchell]] at [[Vassar College]]). She was the first to use the lecture method for a subject other than science. During the [[American Civil War|Civil War]] she served as a nurse in [[Kentucky]]. After the war she was asked by Indiana Governor [[Oliver P. Morton]] to write a history of Indiana's solidiers in the war. It was published anonymously as ''The Soldier of Indiana in the War for the Union'' (2 vol, 1866, 1869). She also published ''The Man Shakespeare and Other Essays'' in 1902. She met [[John Muir]] when he lived in [[Indianapolis, Indiana|Indianapolis]] in 1866-1867, and helped take care of him when he temporarily lost his vision in an accident. This began a life-long friendship, and Muir wrote a tribute to Catharine after she died entitled ''Words from an Old Friend''. Catharine retired in 1883 and died in 1900. ==Honors== In 1885 [[The Catharine Merrill Club]] was founded in her honor. ==References== *[http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/frameindex.html?http://www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/people/catharine_merrill.html Words from an Old Friend by John Muir] John Muir's tribute to Catharine Merrill *[http://www.indianahistory.org/library/manuscripts/collection_guides/m0609.html Merrill-Graydon Family Papers] The Indiana Historical Society's archives of Merrill family papers {{Persondata |NAME= Merrill, Catharine |ALTERNATIVE NAMES= |SHORT DESCRIPTION= American Civil War nurse |DATE OF BIRTH= |PLACE OF BIRTH= |DATE OF DEATH= |PLACE OF DEATH= }} {{DEFAULTSORT:Merrill, Catharine}} [[Category:1824 births]] [[Category:1900 deaths]] [[Category:American academics]] [[Category:American Civil War nurses]] [[Category:People of Indiana in the American Civil War]] [[Category:People from Corydon, Indiana]]
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