Metzger Institute

The context of why this essay was written remains unknown; however, it provides an in-depth account of college life for women during the time Josephine Meredith was Dean of Women.
The introductory part of her essay is entitled "Historical." In it she briefly accounts for the reasons women had not been admitted into Dickinson College up until 1884 and outlines the various developments that arose from that year on. Developments addressed include: additions to faculty and trends in enrollment.