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 FIRST - Women's University in the United States - Le Roy, NY Posted by:  neoc1
N 42° 58.594 W 077° 59.236
18T E 256412 N 4762543
An historical marker on the lawn in front of the Woodward Memorial Library in Le Roy, NY identifies Ingham University as the first women's university in the United States.
Waymark Code: WMPF2B
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 08/21/2015
Views: 1
A stone stele in left of the center path in front of the Woodward Memorial Library has a bronze plaque with the following inscription:
INGHAM UNIVERSITY
ON THIS CAMPUS MARIETTA AND EMILY INGHAM OF SAYBROOK,
CONNECTICUT, FOUNDED LE ROY FEMALE SEMINARY, WHICH BECAME, BY CHARTER
ON APRIL 28, 1857, THE FIRST UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN IN THE UNITED
STATES, GRANTING DEGREES IN THE HUMANITIES, FINE ARTS AND MUSIC. THE
PRESENCE OF THIS UNIVERSITY, OFFERING SUPERIOR EDUCATION FOR GIRLS
FROM PRIMARY THROUGH GRADUATE SCHOOL, NOTABLY RAISED THE CULTURAL
ENVIRONMENT OF THIS COUNTRY VILLAGE. THE SPIRIT OF INGHAM, THROUGH THE
PERVASIVE INFLUENCE OF THE TEACHERS IT SENT FORTH THROUGHOUT THE LAND,
STILL PRESENTS A CHALLENGE TO EACH NEW GENERATION.
NOBLESSE OBLIGE
ERECTED 1965 BY LEROY HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
Due to financial difficulties, the college closed in 1892. Many of the buildings were demolished. The material from final building to be dismantled, Art Conservatory, was used to create the Woodward Memorial Library.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 04/28/1857
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