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M. Carey Thomas, Pioneer Educator

Martha Carey Thomas, pioneer educator, was key in the early years of Bryn Mawr College. She was also a women's rights advocate, a eugenicist, and helped ensure that Johns Hopkins Medical School admit women on an equal basis to men.
M. Carey Thomas
A biography of M. Carey Thomas, pioneer in women's education
About M. Carey Thomas
A profile of M. Carey Thomas, pioneer in women's education as president of Bryn Mawr. Less known: her effort to ensure that Johns Hopkins University Medical School would be open to women students on an equal basis with men.
M. Carey Thomas Quotations
Select quotes from M. Carey Thomas, president of Bryn Mawr College, promoter of education for women.
M. Carey Thomas
Profile from Bryn Mawr of their second college, a women's education pioneer.
The Papers of M. Carey Thomas
Information on the collected papers of M. Carey Thomas at Bryn Mawr's College Library.

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