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
instanceOf group of colleges
historic consortium of women’s colleges
academicFocus liberal arts
associatedWith Ivy League NERFINISHED
country United States
currentAdmissionPolicy varies by member institution
educationalLevel graduate (at some member institutions)
undergraduate
field higher education
formedInPeriod late 19th century
geographicScope multiple campuses across the Northeastern United States
hasAlumniType women leaders in academia
women leaders in arts and literature
women leaders in politics
hasMember Barnard College NERFINISHED
Bryn Mawr College NERFINISHED
Mount Holyoke College NERFINISHED
Radcliffe College NERFINISHED
Smith College NERFINISHED
Vassar College NERFINISHED
Wellesley College NERFINISHED
historicalAdmissionPolicy women-only
historicalRole expanding access to higher education for women
historicalStatus elite women’s colleges
influencedBy model of Ivy League colleges
languageOfInstruction English
locatedIn Northeastern United States NERFINISHED
notableFor high academic standards
leadership in women’s higher education
purpose to provide women an education comparable to the Ivy League
region Mid-Atlantic United States
New England NERFINISHED
traditionalGenderFocus women


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