Women at Tufts Before Jackson College-Digital Collections and Archives-Tufts University

Previous Page	Home	A Separate School	Academics and Faculty	Dorm Life	Student Organizations	Sports	Activism	To Learn More	Next Page
Women at Tufts Before Jackson College, 1892-1910
					Members of the first class of women to enroll at Tufts in 1892.
Henrietta Noble Brown was the first female graduate of Tufts College. She received a Bachelor of Arts in 1893 and spoke at the Commencement Ceremory. Her topic was "Some Aspects of Immigration" which was misprinted as "Some Aspects of Imagination" in the program.
					While most classes were still taught by the male faculty, Maud Carvill was hired to oversee Physical Training for Women. The inclusion of women's physical training was not without its challenges.
Digital Collections and Archives Tufts University 35 Professors Row Tisch Library Building Medford, Massachusetts, 02155 telephone: 617-627-3737 fax: 617-627-4650 email: archives@tufts.edu http://www.tufts.edu http://dca.tufts.edu