Women's Educational History in the US

By jjlamph

  • Seneca Falls Convention

    Seneca Falls Convention
    A group of five women compiled a "Declaration of Sentiments" detailing their want for a better America for women. These women unveiled and discussed their unrest at the first women's right convention, also credited as starting the women's suffrage movement. This declaration contained the importance of equal education for men and women; setting the foundation for women's learning today.
    Description (History.com)
    Image (Elizabeth Stanton speaking at the Seneca Falls Convention. Evoke.)

  • UoI Admits Men and Women

    UoI Admits Men and Women
    The first state university to allow men and women to enroll as "equal" was the University of Iowa, in 1855. Description and Image (University of Iowa Admissions "Diversity on Campus")

  • Hull-House

    Hull-House
    Founded by Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr, Hull-House was a place equipped with a kindergarten and daycare for children of working mothers. In time, it outgrew it's building and expanded into 13 different ones; housing different clubs, activities, and events. To this day it's still standing and available to tour to learn more about the history of Hull-House. Description and Image (Hull-House Museum "About Jane Addams and Hull-House")

  • Implementation of 'Girl Guides'

    Implementation of 'Girl Guides'
    Later renamed Girl Scouts, Juliette Low created an organization of "troops" of girls who would learn skills, some they otherwise weren't taught. These skills included cooking, map reading, knot tying, and even first-aid. It ballooned into what we know it to be now, an international organization teaching all different types of skills and community involvement for young girls. Description (National Women's History Museum "Juliette Gordon Low")
    Image (girlscouts.org "Girl Scout History")

  • Today's "University of Chicago Nursery School"

    Today's "University of Chicago Nursery School"
    Founded by Frances Lillie, this began as a way for a group of mothers to aid their community during the first World War. This group of women would watch each others children. After three months of outdoor supervision of the children this group of mothers was funded by the University of Chicago, they were given an indoor space, heating, light, and janitorial service. Description (Parent Cooperative Schools "Know Your History!")
    Image (University of Chicago "About the Center")