Mildred Lewis Rutherford served as teacher and principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens for twenty-two years. The students, known as "Lucies," encountered a more academically serious curriculum than was found at the stereotypical finishing school.
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Mildred Lewis Rutherford served as teacher and principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens for twenty-two years. The students, known as "Lucies," encountered a…
