Pestalozzi Literary Society, Delaware College, Newark, Delaware 1876 November 10–1886 January

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Pestalozzi Literary Society, Delaware College, Newark, Delaware 1876 November 10–1886 January

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This volume contains the constitution, bylaws, amendments, membership roster, and presidential oath for the Pestalozzi Literary Society of Delaware College (later the University of Delaware), an early student group for women at the previously all-male institution.

1 v.; (36 p.)

eng,

University of Delaware Library - Special Collections

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In 1876, a group of nine female students founded the Pestalozzi Literary Society, named in honor of the famous Swiss educational reformer. Their society was organized along the lines of two male societies, the Athenaean and Delta Phi, both of which had been features of student life at Delaware College since the 1830s. The new society's purpose was to encourage literary pursuits and companionship. From the description of Pestalozzi Literary Society, Delaware College, Newark, Delaware,...

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