(1787–1870), American educational reformer. She founded a boarding school in Vermont (1814) to teach subjects not then available to women, such as mathematics and philosophy.
Definition of Willard, Emma in US English:
Willard, Emma
proper nounˈwilərd
(1787–1870), US educator. She founded a boarding school in Vermont in 1814 to teach subjects, such as mathematics and philosophy, not then available to women.