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Emily C. Blackman

Emily Clarissa Blackman (1826–1907) was an American schoolteacher and historian from Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania. Her teaching career began at the Montrose Academy at the age of fifteen; during her life, she taught in several states. She also published a book of Susquehanna County history in 1873. Blackman was an active Presbyterian and was active in several organizations, including the Women's Christian Temperance Union.

Early life
Blackman was born in Gilbertsville, New York, on July 15, 1826. Her parents were Dr. Josiah Blackman (1794–1875) and Clarissa Blackman (née Camp; d. 1864). In 1829, they moved to Binghamton, New York. In 1836, they moved again, this time to Montrose, Pennsylvania. She gained much of her early education at the Montrose Academy. At some point, she studied music in New York City and Philadelphia. Blackman had two sisters, neither of whom were alive in 1900. == Career ==
Career
Blackman became an assistant teacher at the Montrose Academy in 1841 or 1842 at the age of 15. She went on to teach at schools in Towanda and Chester, Pennsylvania, as well as in Wisconsin and Illinois. Blackman taught a range of subjects, including music. Between 1866 and 1868, she also taught at a Freedman's School in Okolona, Mississippi. She also frequently contributed articles and letters to the local press. == Activism and personal life ==
Activism and personal life
Blackman traveled extensively during her life, crossing the continent twice and going overseas twice, in 1878 and 1889. From 1890 onward, she began spending time in Florida due to poor health; by 1900, she had spent nine winters and four summers there. Blackman died in 1907 at the age of 80 or 81. == Legacy ==
Legacy
In 1900, Blackman was described as being "one of the well-known characters of northern Pennsylvania". == References ==
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