Background
Huntington, Emily was born on January 3, 1841 in Lebanon, Connecticut, United States. Daughter of Dan and Emily (Wilson) Huntington.
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Emily Huntington
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Education
Moved to Norwich, Connecticut, in infancy. Educated Wheaton Seminary, Norton, Massachusetts. Unmarried.
Career
Went to New York, 1872. Took charge of Wilson Industrial School for Girls, first of kind in this country. Lived there 20 years.
Started 1st boys’ club, 1st kitchen garden, and 1st small centers for teaching children cookery in the United States.
