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Western College for Women, known at other times as Western Female Seminary, The Western and simply Western College, was a women's and later coed liberal arts college in Oxford, Ohio, between 1855 and 1974. Initially a seminary, it was the host of orientation sessions for the Freedom Summer in 1964. It was absorbed by Miami University in 1974 ...
The Freedom Summer of ’64 Award was created to honor champions of civil rights and social justice. It is given in remembrance and recognition of the site at the Western College for Women (now part of Miami University), where 800 young Americans trained to register Black voters in the south.
Jun 14, 2014 · Freedom Summer activists sing before leaving training sessions at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, for Mississippi in June 1964.
- Hansi Lo Wang
When the administration of the Western College for Women opened its campus to civil rights activists in 1964, the institution followed its long tradition of independence and innovation. Young idealistic college students from across the country arrived in Oxford, Ohio for the training.
In the summer of 1964, volunteers and trainers for the Mississippi Freedom Summer Campaign descended upon the unlikely small, rural town of Oxford, Ohio, to attend a week-long Orientation held on the grounds of the Western College for Women.
Feb 3, 2022 · These Freedom Summer lesson plans focus on the training sessions that occurred at Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio. The materials have wide applicability to a broad range of humanities and allow students to reflect upon and explore issues essential to democratic values.
Jun 18, 2021 · Freedom Summer volunteers relaxing in June 1964, at Western College for Women (now part of Miami University) in Oxford, Ohio. The volunteers, who came from many states, received training on nonviolence before traveling south to register Black voters, teach in Freedom Schools, and establish community centers.
