Stories of Women at Princeton
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Girls and women were among those enslaved by Princeton faculty and administrators
2 minWives of University presidents played important, but unrecognized, roles at Princeton
2 minThe women on Princeton's staff have served in roles from servant to college president
2 minEvelyn College opened higher education to women for 10 years in the late 1800s
2 minMany buildings around campus that were donated by women are named for men
2 minMore than 100 women took classes at Princeton prior to the formal admission of women
2 minWomen began teaching at Princeton on a formal basis in the 1940s
3 minThe Graduate School began to admit women in 1961
2 minThe first female undergraduates enrolled at Princeton in 1969
3 minWomen created new student organizations and joined existing ones
3 minThe Gender + Sexuality Resource Center serves as a site for community-building
2 minWomen began to impact the academic experience at Princeton as soon as they arrived
2 minEating clubs first accepted woman as members over a period of nearly 20 years
2 minWomen serve in top leadership positions at the University
2 minPlease offer your feedback on this tour!
30 sStories of Women at Princeton guides users in exploring the history of women affiliated with Princeton University, from the enslaved women owned by faculty and administrators in the 1700s to the administrators, faculty, staff, and students of today. In doing so, it grants formal recognition to the lives of women whose stories have often been excluded from the University’s historical narrative.
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