August 11, 2009
In 1856, Sallie Eola Reneau persuaded the Legislature to charter a public college for women in Mississippi.
Stories this photo appears in:
Person of the Day
Sallie Eola Reneau
Yesterday, Mississippi University of Women President Claudia A. Limbert honored Sallie Eola Reneau, 131 years after her death. After an exhaustive 22-month search for an appropriate new name for the …
Comments
Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.
comments powered by Disqus