ABSTRACT
In 1825 Julia Hieronymous Tevis founded the Science Hill Academy in Shelbyville, Kentucky, the second girls’ boarding school established west of the Appalachians. She chose a name that would announce her goal of offering a serious education to young women. With 230 students, the selfsupporting academy became a lifework for Tevis, who presided over its fortunes for the next 50 years while bringing up seven children of her own.
