In the early 19th century, Notre Dame Academy was a day and boarding school in downtown Cincinnati.[4] Because of the poor conditions on Sixth Street, the school transferred the boarding school to a serene perch in Reading in 1860.[4] Three decades later, day school students joined them.[4] MND became a diocesan high school in 1956 and has perpetuated their strong legacy as the oldest all-female academy in Cincinnati.[4]