philanthropists



A philanthropists is a person who gives donations to worthy causes. Because women were in need for greater educational opportunities the philanthropists desided that establishing womens colleges would be a good cause. The first womens college was New York's Vassar College, and the first University to allow women as both students and professors was Boston University.

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