1885 AD founded
The college is largely founded through the bequest of Joseph W. Taylor, and its first president was James Rhoads. Bryn Mawr is one of the first institutions of higher education in the United States to offer graduate degrees, including doctorates, to women.
Bryn Mawr was the name of an area estate granted to Rowland Ellis by William Penn in the 1680s. Ellis's former home, also called Bryn Mawr, was a house near Dolgellau, Merioneth, Gwynedd, Wales.
The first class included 36 undergraduate women and eight graduate students. Bryn Mawr was originally affiliated with the Quakers (Religious Society of Friends), but by 1893 had become non-denominational.
Bryn Mawr, PA
Lattitude: 40.0211° N
Longitude: 75.3169° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
Lattitude: 40.0211° N
Longitude: 75.3169° W
Region: North America
Modern Day United States
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