Educating Women

By Mckinleykvas

  • Higher Education for Women

    Higher Education for Women
    In Bradford, Massachusetts the Bradford Academy was the first of the higher educational institution to allow women. The Bradford Academy was founded as a co-educational institution, but later became exclusively for woman in 1837. The photo I chose is the school bak in 1803.
    https://www.sutori.com/en/story/women-and-education--h7YJ9apJUAZ9qNvUHDnZsc5X

  • First American women high school

    First American women high school
    A petition by a man named Samuel prince had brought the idea of older girls to be allowed to attend high school past the age of 14. Boston held an examination for girls who wanted to attend the high school. They thought less than 100 girls would pass the test. They were surprised that 283 girls had passed the exam. They had to turn some girls away, but the school started up and ran smoothly.
    https://ghsalumnaeboston.org/history

  • Oberlin College accepted women

    Oberlin College accepted women
    Oberlin College was the first college to every except woman and American students. There were only four women who took advantage of this opportunity. The woman were placed in the same classes as men. Out of the four women only one did not graduate. Pictured below ia one of the graduates Elizabeth Prall.
    https://bestteenagersever.wordpress.com/tag/elizabeth-prall/

  • First co-ed public University

    First co-ed public University
    The University of Iowa had just been founded. They are the first public university in the United States to admit women as well as men. Although, women still we not treated them same on the admitted base they still were allowed to apply. The University of Iowa was also the first coed medical school as well.

  • First Medical Degree given to a women

    First Medical Degree given to a women
    Elizabeth Blackwell was the first American to receive a medical degree. Elizabeth was pursued to do medicine by her dying friend who claimed she would have been better if she had a female physician. She faced a lot of discrimination from her professors and other students and also local people who had shunned her. She participated in the medical profession and ultimately opened her own medical college for women.
    Photo from:
    https://www.pbs.org