The Catholic church built a cathedral in Emmitsburg, Maryland dedicated to her.....an American who lived in the 1700s, and tried her best to educate girls and women...

Elizabeth Ann Seton

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Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, S.C.
Widow, Foundress, and Educator
Born	August 28, 1774 New York City
Died	January 4, 1821 (aged 46) Emmitsburg, Maryland
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church,Episcopal Church (United States)
Beatified	March 17, 1963, by Pope John XXIII
Canonized	September 14, 1975, by Pope Paul VI
Major shrine	National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Emmitsburg, Maryland (where her remains are entombed); Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton at 9 State Street in New York City(site of her former residence)
Feast	January 4
Patronage	Catholic Schools; Shreveport, Louisiana; and the State of Maryland

Elizabeth Ann Bayley Seton, S.C., (August 28, 1774 – January 4, 1821) was the first native-born citizen^[1] of the United States to be canonized by the Roman Catholic Church (September 14, 1975).^[2] She established the first Catholic school in the nation, at Emmitsburg, Maryland, where she founded the first American congregation of religious sisters, the Sisters of Charity.