Brazee, Caroline Amelia Potter (1837-1933)

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Rockford College

Caroline Potter Brazee to Jane Addams, May 11, 1911

A New Challenge to the Scholar, June 14, 1922

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Birth Date

1837-10-28

Death Date

1933-03-29

Birthplace

Genesee County, New York

Biographical Text

Caroline Amelia Potter Brazee was one of the first students of Rockford Female Seminary, having been part of the second graduating class of 1855. Her father, J.B. Potter, was one of the first trustees of Rockford Female Seminary. When the seminary became Rockford College, she received an honorary master of arts degree. After graduating, she became a teacher and taught at many schools in Illinois and Missouri. In 1872 she returned to Rockford College and became the head of its history department, a position she kept until 1882. She also served as a leader for study clubs, a program-maker for literary societies, and a history lecturer at the college. She was the leader of the Outlook Club and the last surviving charter member of the Monday club, the first women's literary club in Rockford.

Brazee married Christopher Martin Brazee in 1884, though he died two years later. Brazee died in 1933.

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Dwyer, Christina

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

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Female

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1911

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“Brazee, Caroline Amelia Potter (1837-1933),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, https://digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/3199.