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These are institutions of higher education in the United States whose student populations are composed exclusively or almost exclusively of women. There are approximately thirty active active women's colleges in the U.S., most commonly liberal arts colleges. Currently active women's colleges are listed in bold text.
A women's college is an institution of higher education where enrollment is all-female. In the United States, almost all women's colleges are private undergraduate institutions, with many offering coeducational graduate programs. In other countries, laws and traditions vary.
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It was the fourth African-American Greek letter organization for women, and the first African-American sorority established on a predominantly white campus, Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana. [72] 1922: Lorna Myrtle Hodgkinson became the first woman to earn a Ph.D. from Harvard, which she earned in education. [108]
Women in Animation – in support of women animators; Women in Parliaments Global Forum – in support of women parliamentarians; Women in the World Foundation; Women's Commission For Refugee Women and Children – Seeks to defend rights of refugee women, youth and children (organized 1989)
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Rosa Parks. Susan B. Anthony. Helen Keller. These are a few of the women whose names spark instant recognition of their contributions to American history. But what about the many, many more women who never made it into most . high school history books?