The Harvard Graduate School of Education was the first to admit women in 1920. Harvard Medical School accepted its first female enrollees in 1945 — though a woman first applied almost 100 years earlier, in 1847. Women began petitioning Harvard Law School for admittance in 1871.
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For perspective, HMS was founded in 1782. We have so much further to go as a society.


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88 women applied, 12 were accepted and enrolled. More on this historic group from
@HMSCountway, incl a profile of Raquel Eidelman (back row, 2nd from right) https://collections.countway.harvard.edu/onview/exhibits/show/women/intro/harvard-medical-school-s-first …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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great to see! I wonder what great things they achieved in their careers - do you know? Harvard led the way for women in astronomy
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Interesting, but
@harvardmed was way behind the times in 1945. The first school of Osteopathic medicine admitted women in 1892!#WomensDaypic.twitter.com/bb9zFPmkhh
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