Ohio Female College facts for kids

The Ohio Female College was a school for young women. It started in 1852 in College Hill, Cincinnati. Reverend John Covert founded this college. It taught students until 1873.

A Place with a Long History

After the college closed, a new building was put up on the same land. This became the Cincinnati Sanitarium. It was the first private hospital for mental health care outside the East Coast in the U.S.

In 1956, the sanitarium changed its name. It became Emerson A. North Hospital. This hospital helped people for many years.

The hospital closed its doors in 1994. After that, a company called Phoenix International used the site. This company tested new medicines for other drug companies.

Phoenix International left in 2000. Then, the land became part of the Cincinnati Children's Hospital. Today, it is known as the College Hill Campus.

Notable Alumni

• Cornelia Laws St. John (died 1902), a well-known poet, studied here.