The First Women's College to Teach by the Same Standards

question 22

Multiple Choice

The first women's college to teach by the same standards as the best of the men's colleges was:

• A) Princeton
• B) Rutgers
• C) Harvard
• D) Iowa State
• E) Vassar

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