"T" is for [circa 1790-circa 1840] and Madame Ann Marsan Mason Talvande [circa 1807-1850]. Educators. Between 1816 and 1850 Madame Talvande's Ladies Boarding School in Charleston educated the daughters of the elite families of South Carolina, including the diarist Mary Boykin Miller Chesnut and the novelist Susan Petigru King. The Talvandes were thought to be refugees from the Hatian revolution. Although the school offered typical women's subjects such as French, dancing, and music, the Talvandes espoused the American idea that the future mothers of the republic should be truly educated—hence they offered instruction in the sciences and rhetoric. The curriculum reflected the high expectation of the school's clientele who paid dearly for its services. Madame Talvande's Ladies Boarding School was considered so exclusive that it never had to advertise for students.
"T" is for [circa 1790-circa 1840] and Madame Ann Marsan Mason Talvande [circa 1807-1850]
