Bryn Mawr College

Bryn Mawr is also the name of an official neighborhood of the city of Minneapolis, Minnesota

History

Founded in 1885, it was the first woman's institution to offer graduate degrees including the Ph.D. The first class included 36 undergraduate women and eight graduate students. It was originally affiliated with the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers), but by 1893 had become non-denominational.

Related Topics:
1885 - Ph.D. - Religious Society of Friends - 1893

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In 1912, Bryn Mawr began offering the United States' first doctoral degree in social work through the Graduate Department of Social Economy and Social Research. This department became the Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research in 1970.

Related Topics:
1912 - United States - Social work - 1970

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In 1931, Bryn Mawr began accepting males as graduate students, while remaining women-only at the undergraduate level.

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