Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Josiah Holbrook
Standard Name: Holbrook, Josiah
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1826: Josiah Holbrook founded the first lyceum...
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1826
Josiah Holbrook
founded the first lyceum in the USA at Millbury, Massachusetts. This was a volunteer centre for adult education, which ran meetings, discussion groups, and lectures. Other such institutions quickly sprang up, and...