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338:Timeline of women's colleges in the United States
272:. Wellesley College has an exchange program with
756:and became independently coeducational in 1969.
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1733:. Undergraduate Admissions, Columbia University
1705:"Organization and Governance of the University"
685:Wellesley College was chartered in 1870 as the
619:colleges also offered broader opportunities in
1782:"About the College: Partnership with Columbia"
1672:"Why is Barnard part of the Columbia network?"
1569:"50 Most Expensive Colleges / Barnard College"
1540:Kaminer, Ariel; Leonard, Randy (May 9, 2013).
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1542:"Reports of Cheating at Barnard Cause a Stir"
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2027:. Barnard College website. June 4, 2015.
1652:. Beyond Barnard Online Career Resources
1452:(Editorial). February 1, 1976. p. 8
1398:"Hard Earned Gains for Women at Harvard"
1372:"Radcliffe Mission, Vision, and History"
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2001:Kellaway, Mitch (September 3, 2014).
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1021:"The Founding of The Seven Sisters"
254:University of Massachusetts Amherst
3174:Margaret Morrison Carnegie College
3164:H. Sophie Newcomb Memorial College
1674:. Alumnae Affairs, Barnard College
1599:"Barnard College Course Catalogue"
704:in 1894. It was informally called
674:) in 1834. In 1837, Lyon founded
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1650:"Resume and Cover Letter Samples"
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1973:Brune, Adrian (April 8, 2007).
1446:"Is the Customer Always Right?"
1754:. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
1499:History of Education Quarterly
672:Wheaton College, Massachusetts
577:Morningside Heights, Manhattan
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351:Present-day institution type
323:was considered at one point.
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2042:. Bryn Mawr College website.
996:"Pleiades | Greek mythology"
221:Four of the colleges are in
75:are still women's colleges.
1954:. March 9, 1973. p. 43
1844:"Partnership with Columbia"
959:List of coordinate colleges
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519:Harvard Radcliffe Institute
513:. Drawing on the legacy of
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1975:"When She Graduates as He"
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652:Zilpah P. Grant Banister
648:Hartford Female Seminary
594:that is affiliated with
505:Cambridge, Massachusetts
441:Wellesley, Massachusetts
354:First admitted students
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2606:Blue Mountain Christian
1765:"Charters and Statutes"
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1000:Encyclopedia Britannica
668:Wheaton Female Seminary
656:Ipswich Female Seminary
545:Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
242:Five College Consortium
1573:Bloomberg Businessweek
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778:In 1969 Bryn Mawr and
698:Elizabeth Cary Agassiz
408:Poughkeepsie, New York
164:Henry Noble MacCracken
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1709:Faculty Handbook 2008
1400:. The Harvard Gazette
1350:"About Mount Holyoke"
1288:As of April 7, 2022.
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680:Mount Holyoke College
371:Mount Holyoke College
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1891:"A Detailed History"
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1471:Stallone, Jessica.
1148:Swimming World News
908:'s Rockefeller Hall
761:Columbia University
722:Columbia University
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266:Brandeis University
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2821:Mary Hardin–Baylor
1951:The New York Times
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1477:Columbia Spectator
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731:The New York Times
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