Mistress of Arts and Sciences. Were there Civil War era female colleges in your state?

There was at least one female institution in my hometown of Boonville, Missouri. It was called Adelphi College and operated from 1840 until the civil war. During the civil war, Professor Frederick Kemper accepted young ladies at his family school, founded in 1844, which later morphed into Kemper Military School. I don't believe Kemper offered any collegiate studies until later, but I might be mistaken. One interesting fact is that Professor Frederick Kemper came to Boonville from Virginia. He was the older brother of General James Kemper, and he somehow managed to keep his school neutral and operational throughout the war. I'm sure there were challenges, considering his brother's affiliation.
 
The Lucy Cobb institute, Athens, Ga. was created in 1859 by T.R.R.Cobb(brother of Howell Cobb) in honor of his late daughter Lucy. It was a finishing school for women.
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I believe Virginia had more female colleges before the Civil War than it currently has today. Longwood University in Farmville, VA was founded in 1839 as "Farmville Female Seminary" and later changed it's name to "Longwood Female College" in 1860.
 

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