In the mid-19th century, Omaha joined progressive cities that were establishing schools for girls' education.

The Episcopal Church founded Brownell Hall, an all-girls secondary boarding school three miles north of Omaha in Saratoga.

[1] Located at present-day 400 North Happy Hollow, this private religious school was named after an Episcopal bishop of Connecticut,[2] and was first located in the Saratoga Springs Hotel, a defunct resort.

Students came to the school from Nebraska City, Bellevue, Florence, Fontanelle, Decatur and Omaha.

[5][6] Brownell Talbot students performed an original musical at the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland, in 2024.