Bethlehem Female Seminary

The institution can trace its roots back to its founder Countess Benigna Zinzendorf, who established the seminary in 1742. It moved to Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, in 1745. The seminary began as an elementary educational institution for young girls starting at ages five or six years old. ==Academics==

The Bethlehem Female Seminary encouraged a wide range of useful training for girls. Since its establishment in the eighteenth century, the seminary maintained the belief that "when you educate a woman, you educate an entire family." The seminary also focused on teaching household duties such as sewing and needlework. When the Bethlehem Female Seminary became the Moravian Female Seminary in 1785, it restructured its curriculum into five categories. These subjects were spiritual and moral guidance, intellectual and cultural pursuits, vocational training, social cultivation, and physical exercise. ==Affiliations==

The Bethlehem Female Seminary was the foundation for various educational institutions based on the ideals of the Moravian Church. The seminary was also affiliated with a Moravian boy's boarding school at Nazareth Hall. ==See also==