In Its First Decades, The United States Nurtured Schoolgirl Mapmakers

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The first “schoolgirl map” that caught historian Susan Schulten’s attention was made in 1823 by Frances Henshaw, a student at one of the best schools for girls in the young United States.

Found at https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/early-american-schoolgirl-maps

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