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From private liberal arts colleges to large research universities, from community colleges to technical schools, students today have a remarkable array of options. For women, some of the most distinctive and effective choices are the nation's women's colleges. As leaders of two such institutions, Sweet Briar College and Hollins University, we* have witnessed firsthand the difference a single-sex atmosphere can make in the personal and intellectual growth of our students.
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* Elizabeth Muhlenfeld, President, Sweet Briar College * Nancy Gray, President, Hollins University

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Third Annual Young People For National Summit for Progressive Leaders and Activists January 11 - 15, 2007
Christine Palmer Trinity (Washington) University	Nearly 200 of the nation’s outstanding young progressive leaders -- including six women's college students -- gathered in Washington, D.C., over the 2007 Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, to share ideas, learn organizing skills and hear from national progressive movement leaders at the Third Annual Young People For National Summit for Progressive Leaders and Activists. Recently named members of the 2007 Young People For Fellowship class include:
Terah Edun, a freshman at Bryn Mawr College Annie Osorio-Perez, a junior at Trinity (Washington) University Christine Palmer, a junior at Trinity (Washington) University Natasha Ray, a freshman at Trinity (Washington) University Mary Robins, a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College Vanessa Singh, a sophomore at Bryn Mawr College
Vanessa Singh Bryn Mawr College	The summit kicked off the year-long Young People For fellowship program. At the Summit, 180 Young People For Fellows from 60 campuses in 15 states gathered alongside 25 of their mentors from the classes of 2005 and 2006 to engage in four days of issues and skills trainings, networking events, and work group and plenary sessions. After the Summit, Fellows returned to their communities equipped with new skills and information, as well as self-designed blueprints for social justice that will be implemented over the course of the next year.
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The Rise of Women's Colleges

The formal education of girls and women began in the middle of the nineteenth century and was intimately tied to the conception that society had of the appropriate role for women to assume in life.

Republican education prepared girls for their future role as wives and mothers and taught religion, singing, dancing and literature.

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