This September, Encyclopedia Virginia invites you to make a gift to support the inclusive story of Virginia.Support Encyclopedia VirginiaMEDIA Show Media Credit: Catherine KerrisonOriginal Author: Catherine KerrisonCreated: January 2009Medium: PhotographSite of the Abbaye Royale de PanthemontA modern photograph shows the building in Paris where the Abbaye Royale de Panthemont was located. A prestigious convent school, Thomas Jefferson's two surviving daughters, Martha Jefferson and Mary Jefferson, were educated there in the 1780s.FEATURED INMartha Jefferson Randolph (1772–1836)Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826)Jefferson, Thomas and His FamilySally Hemings (1773–1835)