Rutgers Female College

Rutgers Female College was chartered in April 1838 under the name Rutgers Female Institute. Its first home was at 262–66 Madison Street on the Lower East Side of New York City, on land lent by William B. Crosby, one of the first incorporators. Isaac Ferris was a co-founder. The cornerstone of a new building was laid August 29, 1838, and the institute was opened on May 6, 1839.[1] It was the first seminary for the higher education of women in the City of New York. In 1860, it moved uptown to 487–91 Fifth Avenue.[2]

487–91 Fifth Avenue

An application for a full collegiate charter was made to the New York State Legislature, and granted April 11, 1867, expressly conferring on Rutgers all rights, powers, and privileges enjoyed by any college or university in the state, except the authority to grant medical or legal diplomas.[2]

By 1870, a branch had been established in Harlem, at the corner of Second Avenue and 124th Street.[2]

At the 1870 commencement the college conferred an honorary doctorate upon Maria Mitchell, a professor at Vassar College, and one of the first well known women astronomers.[3]

By 1889, the college had moved to 54 and 56 West 55th Street.[4] The college celebrated its 55th anniversary in 1894,[5] and ceased operations that same year.[6]

Notable people

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Others

References
  1. "TimesMachine: Tuesday May 7, 1889 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  2. Hardy, Joseph, ed. (1870). "Rutgers Female College". Manual of the Corporation of the City of New York. New York: Common Council: 322–323.
  3. "Addresses at the commencement of Rutgers Female College, New York City, on conferring the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws upon Thomas C. Upham, and of Doctor in Science and Philosophy upon Maria Mitchell". Women Working, 1800-1930 - CURIOSity Digital Collections. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  4. "TimesMachine: Tuesday May 7, 1889 - NYTimes.com". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  5. "Rutgers Female College Anniversary". The New York Times. Retrieved 2023-08-09.
  6. Beadie, Nancy (1997). "Emma Willard's Idea Put to the Test". In Maschke, Karen J. (ed.). Educational Equity. New York: Garland Publishing, Inc. p. 199. ISBN 0815325185.
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