Mary Lucinda Bonney born in Hamilton, New York, was a 19th-century American educator and advocate for Native American rights. She is considered to be the most important woman in the Native American movement to protect their tribal lands. She was also involved in the early movement to provide for girls' education. With fellow teacher Harriette A. Dillaye, in 1850 she founded a female seminary in Philadelphia. It became known as the Ogontz School for Young Ladies after it moved to a suburban estate of that name. After a second move, the last campus was developed after 1950 as Penn State Abington.
Mary Lucinda Bonney Rambaut, A woman of the century
Ogontz School for Young Ladies (1892)
Penn State Abington is a commonwealth campus of the Pennsylvania State University located in Abington, Pennsylvania. The campus is set on 45 acres (180,000 m2) of wooded land. The roughly 4000 undergraduate students are taught by a full-time staff of over 150 professors and teaching assistants.
Students at the Lares Building at Penn State Abington during Common Break, April 2003
Penn State Abington's campus is largely wooded as shown in this picture of students relaxing during Spring Fling, an annual campus-sponsored event.
During Penn State Abington's orientation program incoming students participate in skit "Freshmen Feud."
The Lares building, renovated in 2002, has hosted entertainers such as Stevie Starr.
