Timeline November 1837

Events in November 1837 2

• 1837 Mount Holyoke Female Seminary founded Mary Lyon opens one of the first institutions of higher education for women in the U.S. Mary Lyon founded Mount Holyoke Female Seminary in Massachusetts to provide rigorous academic education to women at a time when few such opportunities existed. It is considered the first of the Seven Sisters colleges.
• 1837 Lower Canada Rebellion begins Armed uprising against British colonial rule breaks out in Quebec Patriote rebels led by Louis-Joseph Papineau clashed with British forces, winning an early victory at Saint-Denis before being decisively defeated at Saint-Eustache. The rebellion arose from longstanding grievances over colonial governance and representation.