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The Madison Collegiate Institute, founded in Madison in 1849, was one of the first women's colleges in the country. The school's main building, to the right, burned before 1880. The building to the left has been renovated and today serves as a private residence.

Courtesy of Adelaide Wallace Ponder

Madison Collegiate Institute

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