ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi wˈʌn, ʃiː ænd θɹˈiː ˈʌðɚ wˈɪmɪn hˌuː hæd dʒˈɔɪnd ðə θˈɜːd ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌv sənt. fɹˈænsɪs, dᵻsˈaɪdᵻd tə lˈɪv təɡˌɛðɚ ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ jˈɪɹ, ðeɪ ˈoʊpənd ɐ skˈuːl, wˌɪtʃ ðeɪ nˈeɪmd mˈɪs klˈɑːɹks sˈɛmɪnˌɛɹi.
In 1831, she and three other women who had joined the Third Order of St. Francis, decided to live together and the following year, they opened a school, which they named Miss Clarke's Seminary.