Education of Women

This book is a fascinating look at how higher education of women was taught nationwide in the U.S. during the late 19th century. It was written by M. Carey Thomas, who served as the President of Bryn Mawr College, which is a women's liberal arts college in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Founded as a Quaker institution in 1885, Bryn Mawr is one of the Seven Sister colleges, a group of elite, historically women's colleges in the United States.