Autobiography, ca. 1919.

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Autobiography, ca. 1919.

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The collection consists of a typescript of an autobiographical account written by Sarah Morrison to her friend, Frances Higgins of Woodlawn, Ohio, and later published in the Indianapolis Star. Morrison describes how she happened to apply to Indiana University, and the various difficulties she met and encouragement she received as she pursued her coursework.

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Indiana Historical Society Library

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Morrison, Sarah Parke, 1833-1916

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Sarah Parke Morrison was the daughter of John J. Morrison, a president of the board of Indiana University, and in favor of coeducation in Indiana. When the board voted favorably to admit women to the university, Morrison was persuaded to continue her schooling. She was the first woman to graduate from I.U. (1869), completing a four year course in two years. From the description of Autobiography, ca. 1919. (Indiana Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 19771822 ...