The Seven Sisters is a loose association of seven in the that are historically. Five of the seven institutions continue to offer all-female undergraduate programs:,,,, and. Has been co-educational since 1969. And its all-male coordinate school (both of which were part of ) effectively merged in 1977, although Radcliffe did not take its current form as the until 1999. Was 's women's liberal arts undergraduate college until its all-male coordinate school went co-ed in 1983; to this day, Barnard continues to be an all-women's undergraduate college affiliated with Columbia. All seven schools were founded between 1837 and 1889. Four are in, two are in, and one is in. See also: Institution Location Present Day School type Full-time enrollment First admitted students College chartered Traditional affiliation 2,300 1837 1888,,, 2,400 1865 1861 2,300 1875 1870, 2,750 1875 1871,, (no longer accepts undergraduate students but has graduate fellows); undergraduate women historically attended Radcliffe but now attend. N/a 1879 1894 1,229 1885 1885,,,, affiliated with 2,500 1889 1889 History [ ] Background [ ] Irene Harwarth, Mindi Maline, and Elizabeth DeBra note that 'Independent nonprofit women’s colleges, which included the 'Seven Sisters' were founded to provide educational opportunities to women equal to those available to men and were geared toward women who wanted to study the liberal arts'. The colleges also offered broader opportunities in to women, hiring many female members and. Early proponents of education for women were (, 1792); (, 1823); (, 1828); and.
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