Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey

Abigail Goodrich Whittelsey (née, Goodrich; married surname, Whittelsey and sometimes spelled Whittlesey; 1788- 1858 was an American educator, magazine founder, and editor from Connecticut. A teacher and a matron at a female seminary in her early career, she helped to establish a female seminary in Utica, New York. Whittelsey was actively involved with the Maternal Association. She also founded two periodicals, Mother’s Magazine and Mrs. Whittelsey’s Magazine for Mothers.