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Elizabeth Callister Peale and Sarah Callister were the first female instructors to teach at an American University. They were hired by Washington College in Chesterland, Maryland in 1783. She was also responsible for designing the Washington Seal that the university still uses today.

Family and Career Background
Elizabeth Callister Peale became a part of the Peale Family when she married St. George Peale in 1773. She was a miniature painter, and first started teaching at the Kent County Free School. Later, in 1783, she was employed at Washington College. Elizabeth Callister Peale was a part of the famous Peale Family, and was notably a student, and sister in law of Charles Willson Peale.

The Peale Family
The Peale family was most notable for Charles Willson Peale (1741-1827). He had been notable for establishing on of the first museums, and two of the first art schools in the United States. He had also been famous for painting George Washington in June and August of 1780.

External Links:
https://books.google.com/books?id=6JdoCgAAQBAJ&pg=PA112&lpg=PA112&dq=what+did+elizabeth+callister+peale+look+like?&source=bl&ots=bNRBYuPdkn&sig=ACfU3U2aOhm4YjMXBccbKsLULJVlAcfgQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiolMnWgO_2AhVBCjQIHboHBJgQ6AF6BAhBEAM#v=onepage&q=what%20did%20elizabeth%20callister%20peale%20look%20like%3F&f=false

https://www.jstor.org/stable/23558190?seq=1

https://philadelphiaencyclopedia.org/essays/peale-family-of-painters/

https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peale

https://www.washcoll.edu/live/news/climbing-the-hill.php

Timeline of women's education

See Also:
Charles Willson Peale

Women's education in the United States

Washington Portrait by Charles Willson Peale