The article examines the history of the creation of the Tashkent women's gymnasium, which opened in the educational department of the Turkestan Governor-General's Office. The educational institution opened as a pro-gymnasium, then was renamed a gymnasium and was subordinated to the Ministry of Public Education. The paper analyzes the accepted regulations regarding women's gymnasiums from 1870, 1880, and specifies the features of articles concerning the Tashkent women's  gymnasium. The responsibilities of the Board of Trustees, the Pedagogical Council and the director are described. The studied disciplines of compulsory and optional subjects, enrollment requirements, as well as the national, religious, and social composition of enrolled girls are highlighted. The article analyzes the educational process and everyday life in a women's gymnasium. The author concludes that much attention was paid to religious and moral education in the women’s gymnasium.

The sources of funds allocated to the Tashkent Women's Gymnasium, tuition fees, charitable actions of the Turkestan Governor-General, various societies and individuals for the education of girls, the material potential of the gymnasium, internal regulations, educational process, pedagogical courses and issues related to the activities of the parent committee are reflected. The author has established that Russian girls professing Orthodoxy predominated among the students of the Tashkent Women's Gymnasium.