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One of the major advocates for admitting women to Brown University, Sarah Doyle, raised $75,000 to build the first permanent building for Brown's new female students; named Pembroke Hall, this structure would be renamed Pembroke College in 1928.
- 1891–1971 (fully incorporated into Brown University, which became co-educational)
In 1928, the women's college was named Pembroke after Pembroke College at Cambridge University and retained that name until the 1971 merger. The name of the Center was designed to keep alive the history of women at Brown and Pembroke. On the one hand, the name of the Center evokes the concrete historical achievements of women.
In 1928, the Women’s College was renamed Pembroke College in Brown University. The chosen name made sense, given that the College was informally called Pembroke in reference to the name of its main building (Pembroke Hall).
Life at Pembroke: 1934. After some years of negotiations, the first women students had arrived at Brown in October 1891. In 1928, the Women's College was renamed Pembroke College. These are excerpts from a film about life at Pembroke in 1934.
Aug 14, 2023 · 1920s. Nine interviews are of alumnae who graduated at the time of, or after, Pembroke's establishment. Interviews include discussions of the different social experiences of boarders and day students; the separation of the Women's and Men's Colleges; inspiring professors and courses; Dean Margaret Shove Morriss, who arrived in 1923; dormitory life; social events; and the Women's College's name ...
- Jennifer Betts
- 2014
Apr 10, 2023 · The Women’s College in Brown University — founded in 1891 and renamed Pembroke College in Brown University in 1928 — saw its first cohort of women graduate in 1894. Equipped with a separate campus one-eighth of a mile from Brown’s main campus, Pembroke was overseen by the Dean of Pembroke College.
In 1928, the Women’s College was renamed Pembroke College in Brown University. The chosen name made sense, given that the College was informally called Pembroke in reference to the name of its main building (Pembroke Hall). However, some...
