FIRST -- Class Admitting Women - Willamsburg, VA
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N 37° 16.136 W 076° 42.704
18S E 348228 N 4126079
A citizen memorial on the College of William and Mary campus.
Waymark Code: WM11W6Y
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/27/2019
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The plaque says, "Martha Barksdale Athletic Fields
In honor of
Martha Elizabeth Barksdale
1899 - 1974
Class of 1921
Graduate of the first class admitting women
gifted teacher and coach of the physical education
for woman for forty-five years
The lives of the many women she taught
were richer for this experience"
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