Records 1846-1953.

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Records 1846-1953.

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Records document the full spectrum of female literary societies at Oberlin College, from the founding in 1835 to the eventual disbanding in 1952. The documentation, consisting of minutes, records of the treasurer and secretary, alumnae associations and library associations, underscores the important role that literary societies played in the coeducation movement and the struggle for equality. The records document the Ladies' Literary Society, Aelioian Literary Society, their predecessor bodies, and their library association.

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Oberlin College

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Oberlin College is a private liberal arts college and conservatory of music in Oberlin, Ohio. Founded in 1833, it is the oldest coeducational liberal arts college in the United States and the second-oldest continuously operating coeducational institute of higher learning in the world. The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is the oldest continuously operating conservatory in the United States. In 1835, Oberlin became one of the first colleges in the United States to admit African Americans, and in 18...

Stone, Lucy, 1818-1893

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Aelioian Literary Society

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Cowles, Betsey Mix, 1810-1876

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Blackwell, Antoinette Louisa Brown, 1825-1921

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Antoinette Louisa Brown, later Antoinette Brown Blackwell (May 20, 1825 – November 5, 1921), was the first woman to be ordained as a mainstream Protestant minister in the United States. She was a well-versed public speaker on the paramount issues of her time and distinguished herself from her contemporaries with her use of religious faith in her efforts to expand women's rights. Brown was born the youngest of seven in Henrietta, New York, to Joseph Brown and Abby Morse. Brown was recognized as...

Ladies' Literary Society.

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In 1835, nine women founded the Young Ladies' Association of the Oberlin Collegiate Institute. As the first college women's debate society in the United States, female students established and organized a forum to discuss issues of interest and to learn the skills of oratory and debate denied them in their formal education. Among the early members were such prominent women as Lucy Stone (1818-1893), Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825-1921), Betsey Mix Cowles (1810-1876), and Lucy Stanton (1831-191...