Harvard University. Examinations For Women in 1874.

Cambridge: Welch, Bigelow, and Company, 1873. 7.75 x 5”, blue printed wrappers, 72 pp. An outline of the Harvard Examinations for Women, a series of tests offered by the Woman’s Education Association beginning in 1874 that were graded by Harvard professors. The tests were similar to the Harvard entrance examinations, however they did not initially serve as admissions tests, and merely were an attempt to improve the standard of education for girls. With the 1879 establishment of the Harvard Annex (later Radcliffe College), the examinations were used as admissions tests for that school. The booklet provides descriptions and outlines of the tests in various subjects, including English, French, Geography, Botany, Physics, Arithmetic, etc, with certificates offered in each subject. A nice copy with light creasing, small nicks to edges of wraps, hint of soiling. Item #11117

Price: $350.00