Timeline
of Women Pioneers and Women's Achievements at the University of Pennsylvania

compiled and edited by Mark Frazier Lloyd
July 2001

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	1740-1875: Women at Penn during the era of the Charity Schools
	1876-1879: Women's first appearance in Penn classrooms is as Special Students
	1880-1900: Women are first admitted as degree candidates on a limited basis and programs and schools specifically for women first appear
	1901-1919: Women emerge in administrative and academic positions and as undergraduates begin to create traditions and organizations parallel to those of men
	1920-1932: Women appear on standing faculties and undergraduate women continue to develop their own college life
	1933-1950: The College of Liberal Arts for Women is created
	1951-1968: Men's and women's activities at Penn begin to merge, while a few women faculty members gain tenure and advancement
	1969-1974: As more women are elected Trustees, the University deals with sex discrimination in faculty hiring and promotions
	1975 - 1992: Women students are fully integrated into the University, while women assume key roles throughout the central and academic administration
	1993-present: Women rise to the Presidency
	Appendix: Women Trustees