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Profile America: First Coed College – Oberlin College

Profile America: First Coed College – Oberlin College

Friday, December 29th. Colleges and universities with both male and female students are the norm today. But in 1833, only a few women went to college and the idea of coed classes was a social innovation. In December that year, […]

by · December 30, 2017 · History, Profile America, Women

Profile America: Distinguished Graduate 

On this date in 1850, Oberlin College awarded the nation’s first four-year degree to an African-American woman, Lucy Stanton.

by · December 8, 2016 · Profile America