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Do we not rather resent it when we hear the college where we have all worked just as hard as possible called 'only a finishing school ?' Of course, finishing schools are all right in themselves, but are we not something
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Finch was founded in 1900 as a two-year finishing school for women. Dr. Felder and others at the school maintained, however, that it had become as academically demanding as
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university-level women's educational institution. Brescia is affiliated with and located on the campus of the
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Pittsburgh and Environs: From Prehistoric Days to the Beginning of the American Revolution ...
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True Remedy for the Wrongs of Women; with a history of an enterprise having that for its objective
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1471:"Sweet Briar College to close because of financial challenges"
1451:"Mills College fights back in a tough era for women's schools"
659:(established 1858, merged to form co-educational college 1975)
1132:"Rodney O. Felder Dies at 69; Finch College's Last President"
1579:"Women in the Literary Marketplace (1800-1900): Mary Astell"
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Higher Education in Developing Countries: Peril and Promise
524:, a women's teacher training college opened in 1841 by the
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College for Women, a separate faculty at Kuwait University
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Harwarth, Irene; DeBra, Elizabeth; Maline, Mindi (1997).
1420:"Are Same-Sex Colleges Still Relevant? - Room for Debate"
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American historical society, Incorporated. pp. 316–.
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World Bank Task Force on Higher Education and Society.
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The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections (RMC).
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64:. Some women's colleges admit male students to their
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Characterization of Sweet Briar as finishing school
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1469:Nick Anderson and Susan Svrluga (March 13, 2015).
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888:Women's colleges and universities in North America
1831:Hands off women's colleges, say Oxbridge students
882:Association of American Colleges and Universities
721:(established 1965, became co-educational in 2020)
1196:. The Sweet Briar Magazine. 1915. Archived from
1089:History of higher education in the United States
1337:"Another Girl Down: Sweet Briar College Closes"
1071:The Women's College of the University of Denver
997:, (formerly College of Notre Dame of Maryland)
758:founded in 1833, Lawrence University in 1847,
715:(established 1841, became co-educational 1965)
705:(established 1882, became co-educational 1964)
699:(established 1966, became co-educational 1992)
693:(established 1872, became co-educational 1965)
683:(established 1879, became co-educational 1994)
677:(established 1899, became co-educational 2005)
671:(established 1886, became co-educational 1986)
665:(established 1893, became co-educational 2008)
653:(established 1879, became co-educational 1979)
647:(established 1947, became co-educational 1981)
641:(established 1879, became co-educational 1965)
635:(established 1878, became co-educational 1979)
629:(established 1885, became co-educational 1973)
623:(established 1869, became co-educational 1976)
617:(established 1892, became co-educational 1965)
607:(established 1874, became co-educational 1971)
591:(established 1849, became co-educational 1965)
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474:The following are female-only institutions:
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1268:. Oxford University Press, USA. pp.
1260:Burlington Howard Ball (12 August 1996).
1801:(McGill-Queen's University Press. 2021)
1264:Hugo L. Black : Cold Steel Warrior
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1365:"The Independent Women of Sweet Briar"
1130:Arenson, Karen W. (January 26, 1997).
956:, (the State University of New Jersey)
1445:parlous condition, declining numbers
1084:Higher education in the United States
874:National Survey of Student Engagement
737:Women's colleges in the United States
574:(established 1954, formerly New Hall)
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2872:Ancient higher-learning institutions
1702:. Boston: Phillips, Samson & Co.
1558:. London: Printed for Richard Wilkin
1185:Resentment of term finishing school
639:Royal Holloway, University of London
552:, which opened in 1869 initially in
121:(a women's college that merged with
1841:- Deepti Priya Mehrotra, boloji.com
1788:Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz (1993) .
1728:Horowitz, Helen Lefkowitz (1993) .
1517:Darlene Superville (June 1, 2001).
1101:Men's colleges in the United States
779:True Remedy for the Wrongs of Women
352:in Seoul, South Korea. (estd. 1936)
334:in Seoul, South Korea. (estd. 1886)
328:in Seoul, South Korea. (estd. 1950)
322:in Seoul, South Korea. (estd. 1920)
246:Lahore College for Women University
1449:Nannette Asimov (March 15, 2015).
820:(St. Mary's Hall, 1837 now called
346:in Seoul, South Korea (estd. 1906)
340:in Seoul, South Korea (estd. 1961)
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3048:Women's universities and colleges
1863:US News&World Report Rankings
1398:Christina Mazza (March 4, 2015).
1363:Penelope Green (April 23, 2015).
995:Notre Dame of Maryland University
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719:Lucy Cavendish College, Cambridge
572:Murray Edwards College, Cambridge
72:Distinction from finishing school
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1838:What are Girls Colleges made of?
1543:About Brescia University College
1489:Jessica Mendoza (May 16, 2015).
1288:Peter Galuszka (March 4, 2015).
1248:George Thornton Fleming (1922).
792:, whose contemporaries included
307:St. Scholastica's College Manila
94:. Likewise the secondary school
21:Women's College (disambiguation)
1611:. London: Penguin. p. 29.
1312:Jane Stancill (March 5, 2015).
1217:Susan Svrluga (March 6, 2015).
1066:Wheaton College (Massachusetts)
975:Moore College of Art and Design
198:, the first women's college in
1519:"US Women's Colleges Hit Hard"
1335:Daniel Luzer (March 5, 2015).
1165:New England Historical Society
1006:Saint Mary's College (Indiana)
830:Wheaton College, Massachusetts
384:Mount Saint Vincent University
283:Assumption College San Lorenzo
206:Indraprastha College for Women
56:-granting institutions, often
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1046:Trinity Washington University
374:University of Western Ontario
295:Philippine Women's University
2278:University technical college
1290:"Why Sweet Briar Is Closing"
950:Douglass Residential College
748:advanced education for women
344:Sookmyung Women's University
784:Another notable figure was
567:Existing women's colleges:
532:and since 2004 part of the
350:Sungshin Women's University
291:in Quezon City (estd. 1926)
216:Jinnah University for Women
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2207:College-preparatory school
1713:Smith, Wolf and Morrison.
1418:various (March 10, 2015).
925:Brescia University College
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681:Somerville College, Oxford
663:St Hilda's College, Oxford
645:St Aidan's College, Durham
633:Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
578:Newnham College, Cambridge
564:in Oxford opened in 1879.
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405:Royal University for Women
362:Brescia University College
326:Dongduk Women's University
320:Duksung Women's University
301:St. Paul University Manila
285:, Makati City (estd. 1959)
186:Asian University for Women
173:
164:Ahfad University for Women
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2217:Comprehensive high school
1846:When women don't talk ...
940:College of Saint Benedict
915:Bennett College for Women
842:Women's College Coalition
836:Women's College Coalition
798:Litchfield Female Academy
703:Westfield College, London
697:Trevelyan College, Durham
675:St Mary's College, Durham
669:St Hugh's College, Oxford
657:St Hild's College, Durham
651:St Anne's College, Oxford
621:Girton College, Cambridge
584:Former women's colleges:
484:Princess Noura University
459:King Abdulaziz University
153:, Baliga Cas (estd. 2017)
2574:State-integrated school
2448:By funding / eligibility
2227:Continuation high school
2059:Female education in STEM
1001:St. Catherine University
990:Mount St. Mary's College
810:Zilpah P. Grant Banister
806:Hartford Female Seminary
788:(1797-1849), founder of
741:Women's colleges in the
534:University of Roehampton
469:Prince Sultan University
338:Seoul Women's University
266:Women's College, Aligarh
135:List of women's colleges
2987:Educational institution
2607:Anarchistic free school
2353:Institute of technology
1996:Lists of girls' schools
1851:The Hindu Business Line
1607:Robinson, Jane (2010).
1455:San Francisco Chronicle
1318:Inside Higher Education
965:Mary Baldwin University
854:Women's Rights Movement
826:Wheaton Female Seminary
818:George Washington Doane
814:Ipswich Female Seminary
589:Bedford College, London
440:Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
429:Box Hill College Kuwait
33:, a women's college in
2817:Compensatory education
2569:State or public school
2395:Upper division college
1581:. Cornell University.
1314:"Sweet Briar Memories"
627:Hughes Hall, Cambridge
464:King Faisal University
332:Ewha Womans University
38:
2473:Comprehensive school
2400:Vocational university
1554:Astell, Mary (1697).
980:Mount Holyoke College
850:Civil Rights Movement
790:Mount Holyoke College
713:Roehampton University
691:Roehampton University
615:Roehampton University
605:Roehampton University
417:Dubai Women's College
232:in Japan (estd. 1988)
58:liberal arts colleges
35:Claremont, California
29:
2936:in the United States
2827:Continuing education
2822:Compulsory education
2666:Free school movement
2634:Single-sex education
2619:International school
2602:Democratic education
2481:For-profit education
2468:Community day school
2363:Liberal arts college
2222:Comprehensive school
2212:Collegiate institute
2049:Socioeconomic impact
1696:Beecher, Catharine E
1111:Single-sex education
866:single-sex education
775:Catharine E. Beecher
601:Digby Stuart College
595:Bishop Otter College
546:University of London
449:King Saud University
411:United Arab Emirates
388:Halifax, Nova Scotia
107:near closure in 2015
96:Miss Porter's School
3053:Women and education
2945:Informal or illegal
2899:Medieval university
2842:Inclusive education
2812:College preparatory
2373:Residential college
2368:Research university
2305:Professional school
2180:/ Elementary school
1806:Rowold, Katharina.
1797:MacDonald, Sara Z.
1475:The Washington Post
1223:The Washington Post
1167:. February 15, 2015
1106:Mixed-sex education
1041:Sweet Briar College
935:Cedar Crest College
910:Bay Path University
895:Agnes Scott College
151:Barwaaqo University
3007:Schools portal
2912:indigenous peoples
2909:Schools imposed on
2847:Remedial education
2781:Distance education
2597:Alternative school
2586:By style / purpose
2561:Specialist school
2420:All-through school
2268:Sixth form college
1849:- Jaya Indiresan,
1819:(World Bank. 2000)
1810:(Routledge, 2009).
1424:The New York Times
1369:The New York Times
1341:Washington Monthly
985:Mount Mary College
960:Hollins University
954:Rutgers University
754:colleges (such as
709:Whitelands College
687:Southlands College
580:(established 1871)
562:Lady Margaret Hall
522:Whitelands College
496:Alzahra University
454:Al-Imam University
399:Kingdom of Bahrain
236:Lady Irwin College
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2852:Special education
2832:Further education
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2681:Montessori school
2676:Laboratory school
2639:Specialist school
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2509:UK private school
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2343:Community college
2315:Vocational school
2197:Adult high school
2111:educational stage
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1523:Bangor Daily News
1279:978-0-19-536018-9
1056:Wellesley College
930:Bryn Mawr College
920:Brenau University
802:Catharine Beecher
526:Church of England
230:Keisen University
54:bachelor's degree
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2894:Cathedral school
2877:Platonic Academy
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2837:Gifted education
2791:Prison education
2737:Parochial school
2722:Christian school
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2671:Folk high school
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