Seven Sisters colleges
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The Seven Sisters colleges are a historic group of elite, traditionally women’s liberal arts colleges in the Northeastern United States, founded to provide women an education comparable to that of the Ivy League.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
group of colleges
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historic consortium of women’s colleges → |
| academicFocus |
liberal arts
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| associatedWith |
Ivy League
NERFINISHED
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| country |
United States
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| currentAdmissionPolicy |
varies by member institution
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| educationalLevel |
graduate (at some member institutions)
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undergraduate → |
| field |
higher education
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| formedInPeriod |
late 19th century
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| geographicScope |
multiple campuses across the Northeastern United States
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| hasAlumniType |
women leaders in academia
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women leaders in arts and literature → women leaders in politics → |
| hasMember |
Barnard College
NERFINISHED
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Bryn Mawr College NERFINISHED → Mount Holyoke College NERFINISHED → Radcliffe College NERFINISHED → Smith College NERFINISHED → Vassar College NERFINISHED → Wellesley College NERFINISHED → |
| historicalAdmissionPolicy |
women-only
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| historicalRole |
expanding access to higher education for women
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| historicalStatus |
elite women’s colleges
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| influencedBy |
model of Ivy League colleges
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| languageOfInstruction |
English
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| locatedIn |
Northeastern United States
NERFINISHED
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| notableFor |
high academic standards
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leadership in women’s higher education → |
| purpose |
to provide women an education comparable to the Ivy League
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| region |
Mid-Atlantic United States
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New England NERFINISHED → |
| traditionalGenderFocus |
women
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Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Mount Holyoke College
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Vassar College → Wellesley College → |
memberOf |
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Barnard College
("Seven Sisters Colleges")
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academicAffiliation |
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Mount Holyoke College
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foundingMemberOf |
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Bryn Mawr College
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partOf |