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Christianity. She is not considered to have been innovative in introducing new subjects, but she was recommended for her way of focusing on the personality of her students. She is described as strong and forceful and not tolerant in questions of religion and personal morals, but despite this, life at her school was described as informal, familial and jolly. In 1877, she donated her school to the state and started an elementary school seminary on the estate.
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