1892 Julia Tutwiler petitions to have women allowed at the University of Alabama

Artist: Victoria Richmond
School: Hampton Cove Elementary, Huntsville

"1892 Julia Tutwiler petitions to have women allowed at the University of Alabama"

September 30: Julia Tutwiler persuades the Board of Trustees of the University of Alabama to try a qualified form of co-education. A faculty committee agreed to "admit young women of not less than 18 years of age, of good character and antecedents, who are able to stand the necessary examinations: for entrance to the sophomore class or higher." A required proviso was that "suitable homes and protection" be provided. In the fall of 1893, two women students entered the university.



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Created: October 11, 2007
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