Baltimore Female College was affiliated with the
Methodist Church. It was founded in 1849. It was one of the earliest female colleges in the United States, after
Georgia Female College in
Macon and
LaGrange Female College in Georgia and
Wesleyan Female College in
Cincinnati, Ohio, and one of several that were founded around 1950, including
Mary Sharp College in
Winchester, Tennessee. Seminaries for women were also established in the first half of the 19th century. Principal Rev. Beverly R. Waugh, son of Rev.
Beverly Waugh, a Methodist Episcopal minister who spent most of his career in education, later went on to lead
Pennsylvania Female College. It was located on
St. Paul Street. The college had collegiate and preparatory departments. Courses included languages, English, belle letters, drawing and painting, music, piano, guitar, vocal, natural sciences and mathematics. A normal department for teacher training was added. Annual reports were made to the General Assembly. The Fourth Annual Report includes information on faculty and the names of scholarship recipients. It awarded medals. The college's annual catalogues also remain in existence. ==See also==