Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
History of Orange
Orange's Movers and Shakers...
E
m
i
l
y
Catherine
Prudden,
Educator
and
artist,
born
in
Orange,
Connecticut,
Emily
Catherine
Prudden
is
less
well
known
in
her
hometown
than
in
the
South
where
she
left
a
lasting
mark.
After
caring
for
a
niece
and
a
nephew
following
her
sister's
death,
she
moved
at
age
50
and
took
up
the
challenge
of
educating
poor
southern
children,
focusing
especially
on
young
girls.
Out
of
the
total
of
15
schools
she
established,
three
of
them
achieved
a
higher
level
of
accreditation
with
Pfeiffer
University
in
Misenheimer,
North
Carolina
being
her
longest-running
success. The schools for black children were eventually closed in 1955 when desegregation made public schools available to them.
Emily
was
an
artist
as
well
and
a
series
of
23
of
her
water
colors
are
on
display
at
The
Academy.
The
remainder
of
her
work
is
in
a
sketchbook
now
owned
by
Pfeiffer
University
where
her
statue
greets
students
and
visitors
alike.
There
is
a
guide
to
the
Pfeiffer-Merner
Family
Collection
in
the
university
archives
[click
here]
and
a
newly
produced
PowerPoint
presentation
on
university
history
that
includes
Emily's contributions. We hope to provide access soon. Be sure to check back!
Mary Rebecca Woodruff, Author and social activist
New Haven Register, December 23, 1949
Bryan Andrew
History of Orange
Orange's Movers and Shakers...
Emily
Catherine
Prudden,
Educator
and
artist
Born
in
Orange,
Connecticut,
Emily
Catherine
Prudden
is
less
well
known
in
her
hometown
than
in
the
South
where
she
left
a
lasting
mark.
After
caring
for
a
niece
and
a
nephew
following
her
sister's
death,
she
moved
at
age
50
and
took
up
the
challenge
of
educating
poor
southern
children,
focusing
especially
on
young
girls.
Out
of
the
total
of
15
schools
she
established,
three
of
them
achieved
a
higher
level
of
accreditation
with
Pfeiffer
University
in
Misenheimer,
North
Carolina
being
her
longest-
running
success.
The
schools
for
black
children
were
eventually
closed
in
1955
when
desegregation
made
public schools available to them.
Emily
was
an
artist
as
well
and
a
series
of
23
of
her
water
colors
are
on
display
at
The
Academy.
The
remainder
of
her
work
is
in
a
sketchbook
now
owned
by
Pfeiffer
University
where
her
statue
greets
students
and
visitors
alike.
There
is
a
guide
to
the
Pfeiffer-Merner
Family
Collection
in
the
university
archives
[click
here]
and
a
newly
produced
PowerPoint
presentation
on
university
history
that
includes
Emily's
contributions.
We
hope
to
provide
access soon. Be sure to check back!
Mary Rebecca Woodruff Author & social
activist
New Haven Register,
December 23, 1949
Orange Historical Society
Orange, Connecticut
Bryan Andrew
