Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red: Austin Educator
historical marker
Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red lived from 1827 to 1886. She was a pioneer educator in Texas. In 1853, Rebecca Jane Kilgore Stuart became the principal of Live Oak Female Seminary in Washington County, Texas. She married Dr. George Clark Red in 1854 and continued her teaching career. The Reds moved to Austin in 1876. There, they opened the Stuart Female Seminary at 1212 East 9th Street. Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red taught at the seminary until nine days before her death in 1886. She was buried in Oakwood Cemetery. Her property was later donated, and the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary operated on that site for several years. A historical marker honoring Rebecca Kilgore Stuart Red was erected in Austin, Travis County, in 1988 by the Texas Historical Commission. This marker recognizes her significant contributions to education in Austin.