Tuskahoma Female Academy Explained

Tuskahoma Female Academy (Tvska Homma Female Institute) (1892-1926) located near Tuskahoma, Oklahoma was a boarding school for Choctaw girls aged 6-16. The school was established by an act of the Choctaw Nation on December 5, 1891.^[1] The school opened in fall, 1892. Choctaw Nation General Councilor, Peter J. Hudson was its original superintendent.^[2] Nellie Wakefield was the principal for the first 8 years it was in operation.^{[3] [4]} Management of the school was taken over by the United States Department of the Interior in 1903.

The school was closed by Cato Sells,^[5] but reopened in 1923 after sitting vacant for two years.^[6]

The school closed in 1926, after a fire destroyed the main buildings.^[7] The property was auctioned off the next year.^[8]

The site was later purchased by Dr. Anna Lewis as a residence.^[9]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jones . W. N. . December 5, 1819 . No. 46, An act to authorise the Board of Education to let contracts for conducting the several new Academys and naming the same . live . Library of Congress.
2. Book: Debo, Angie . The Rise and Fall of the Choctaw Republic . University of Oklahoma Press . 1961 . 2nd . 239.
3. Web site: Tvshka Homma Female Institute Historical Marker . 2024-11-22 . www.hmdb.org . en.
4. Web site: Tannehill, Mintie Interview . 2024-11-22 . www.okgenweb.net.
5. News: Reopen Historic Academy . Harlow's Weekly. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 11. Newspapers.com . 10 February 1922.
6. News: Girls' School at Tuskahoma to be Opened . The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. 42. Newspapers.com . 26 August 1923.
7. News: Tuskahoma Academy Destroyed by Fire Monday Afternoon . The Antlers American. Antlers, Oklahoma . 1. Newspapers.com . 16 December 1926.
8. News: Auction Sale of Tribal Property . McAlester Democrat. McAlester, Oklahoma. 7. Newspapers.com . 17 November 1927.
9. News: O. C. W. Teacher to Restore Landmarks . The Chickasha Star. Chickasha, Oklahoma. 10. Newspapers.com . 1 September 1932.