Caroline Hazard was an American educator, philanthropist, and author.
15 Facts About Caroline Hazard
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Caroline Hazard served as the fifth president of Wellesley College, from 1899 to 1910.
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Caroline Hazard was born in Peace Dale, Rhode Island in 1856.
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Caroline Hazard's father was industrialist Rowland Hazard II and her mother was Margaret A Hazard, nee Rood.
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Caroline Hazard was educated at the Mary A Shaw School in Providence and received private tutoring at Brown University and in Europe.
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Caroline Hazard conducted welfare programs in Peace Dale, and wrote on a variety of topics, including biography, poetry, and Rhode Island history.
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Caroline Hazard was the founder of the Peace Dale Museum of Art and Culture in 1892.
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Caroline Hazard solicited suggestions from architect Frederick Law Olmsted on the design of residence halls.
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Caroline Hazard oversaw the construction of the Observatory, Observatory House, Hazard Quadrangle, and Library, and personally contributed funds for some of these projects.
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Caroline Hazard continued to act as a trustee of Wellesley College from her retirement in 1910 until 1927.
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Caroline Hazard maintained a residence in Santa Barbara, California and made frequent visits there.
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Caroline Hazard led an initiative to purchase land which later became part of Mission Park.
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Caroline Hazard was awarded honorary Doctor of Letters degrees from numerous institutions, including Wellesley, Mills College, Brown University, Tufts University, and Rhode Island State College.
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Caroline Hazard died in Santa Barbara on March 19,1945, and was buried in Oak Dell Cemetery, South Kingstown, Rhode Island.
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Caroline Hazard was inducted into the Rhode Island Heritage Hall of Fame in 2010.