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Waynesburg University: Early Female Alumnae and the Success of Coeducation

This guide accompanies the special topic presentation created for the Crosby Lecture Series at Waynesburg University. Included are a selection of key print and online resources from Library collections to encourage further education and research.

Introduction

We Will Do Great Things: Waynesburg's Early Female Alumnae and the Success of Coeducation is a special topic presentation that explores the unique history of Waynesburg University External through the stories of its earliest students and faculty, focusing on women’s experiences in collegiate coeducation during the University’s first 75 years, from 1849 to 1924.

See the Selected Resources in this guide to learn more about the historical context and individual stories critical to Waynesburg University's progress and development.

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The Library of Congress has one of the world's premier collections of U.S. and foreign genealogical and local historical publications, numbering more than 50,000 compiled family histories and over 100,000 U.S. local histories. The Library's genealogy collection began as early as 1815 with the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library.