Evanston College for Ladies
college, Evanston, Illinois, United States
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contribution of Hoge
- In Jane Currie Blaikie Hoge
…financed the founding of the Evanston (Illinois) College for Ladies, which opened in September of that year under Frances Willard. From 1872 to 1885 she headed the Woman’s Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions in the Northwest.
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merger with Northwestern University
- In Northwestern University: History and traditions
When Evanston College for Ladies merged with the university in 1873, educator and reformer Frances Willard became its first dean of women.
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