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Western College for Women, known at other times as Western Female Seminary and simply Western College, was a women's and later coed liberal arts college in Oxford, Ohio, between 1855 and 1974. Initially a seminary , it was the host of orientation sessions for the Freedom Summer in 1964.
Western College was founded in 1853 and it modeled the Mt. Holyoke of Massachusetts “system” with its low cost yet high-quality education for women. Helen Peabody, for whom Peabody Hall is named, was principal of the Western Female Seminary when it opened for classes on September 20 of 1855. In 1904 Western went from being named A College ...
The building was part of Miami University's purchase of Western College Women's Seminary. The seminary was designed after Mount Holyoke Female Seminary , established by Mary Lyon . Therefore, in order to understand why Mary Lyon is a significant name for this residence hall, one must understand the values of Western College to imagine what ...
Olivia Meily Brice was an alumna of the Western College for Women, class of 1866. She became the first female trustee of the Western Female Seminary, and served as the President of the Alumnae Association. During her time as a trustee, she donated first $5,000 toward a fund of $50,000 being raised for a new library and laboratory building ...
On July 28, Vanessa Brooks, Chelsea Hise, and Ashton Abraham started Fort Worth’s first “Hot Girl Walk,” a trend which gained hundreds of local followers on Instagram and TikTok.
The Western College Program was created in 1974 when the Western College for Women merged with Miami University. The program consisted of an interdisciplinary living/learning community with small class sizes and student-designed focuses. Majors included Interdisciplinary Studies, Environmental Science, and Environmental Studies.
Hoyt Hall is located on the western campus of Miami University in Oxford, OH. Currently Hoyt houses the Career Planning and Placement Office and IT Services. Originally built and used as a library for the Western College for Women, replacing Alumnae Hall. It was converted into a hall in 1981, when Miami Trustees deemed it Hoyt Hall and the ...
Kumler Chapel is a building of architectural interest located on the Western Campus for Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.It was built in 1917-18 for what was then the Western College for Women by the architect Thomas Hastings, in a "Transitional Gothic" style with both Gothic and Romanesque influences.