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Educators: Mary Ward

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Women's Education - Mary Wardmary

Mary wardmary was born in england to a large catholic family. At the age of 15, she moved to northern france and joined a convent. In 16 o eight, mary left france to found her own convent for englishwomen. Mary continued establishing schools all over europe,. All while petitioning the pope to allow women to stand on more equal footing in the church. Finally, in 16 31, pope urban the eighth issued a papal bull that called mary heretic. Her institute was dissolved. She wrote letters in lemon juice on the back of paper her food came wrapped in.

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