Question

Which accomplishment is Frances Trask known for in Texas?

opening a boarding school for girls

serving as the states representative in the Mexican legislature

helping hundreds of African Americans esa ape slavery

supervising the building of irrigation canals

Answer 1

The accomplishment that Frances Trask is known for in Texas is opening a boarding school for girls.

Frances Trask is mostly known in Texas because she opened the first boarding school for girls in Texas in late 1834 or early 1835. She was one of the pioneer teachers in the Republic of Texas, and her school established in Independence.

Answer 2

The correct answer is option A "opening a boarding school for girls". Frances Trask, was a crusader for women rights, she was good at shooting and riding horses herself and believed that any woman can be. She is known in Texas for opening a girls' boarding school at Cole's Settlement (later Independence) between late 1834 and early 1835.