E  "The most ambitious and memorable of the private schools was the Michigan Female College, established in 1855, by Abigail and Delia Rogers. They had come to Michigan from New York in 1847 and taught at Albion College and the State Normal School at Ypsilanti. Arriving in Lansing, they tried to convince the state legislature to establish a college for women in the capital city. When they met with no success, they decided to start one of their own. They invested their entire fortune of several thousand dollars, together with contributions from some of Lansing's leading citizens, and erected buildings on the present (1986) site of Michigan School for the Blind.

Fore nearly 15 years, they taught girls from the best families in Lansing, Jackson, Detroit and other Michigan cities. Their aim was to prepare them for entrance into the University of Michigan and other academic institutions." (pg. 129)