dame school
noun
: a school in which the rudiments of reading and writing were taught by a woman in her own home
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“Dame school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dame%20school. Accessed 27 Oct. 2025.
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