Smith College

Smith College is a private liberal arts college for women in Northampton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1871, it is a member of the Seven Sisters and the Five College Consortium.

Women's colleges in the United States: Colleges in the United States founded primarily to educate women, many of which continue to admit women. Smith belongs to a tradition that expanded women’s access to higher education.
Sophia Smith: A Massachusetts philanthropist whose bequest established Smith College. Her 1870 will provided the endowment that founded the college.
Smith College School for Social Work: A graduate school at Smith College that prepares students for professional social work practice. It extends the college’s educational work into professional graduate training.
Mary Maples Dunn: An American historian and college administrator who served as president of Smith College from 1985 to 1995. Her presidency guided Smith during debates over curriculum and institutional priorities.
Coeducation: The education of students of more than one gender within the same institution. Smith’s undergraduate college remains women-centered rather than generally coeducational.
Seven Sisters: A group of historic women’s colleges in the northeastern United States. Smith is one of the seven colleges, alongside peers such as Vassar and Wellesley.
Women's education in the United States: The development of educational access and institutions for women in the United States. Smith emerged as colleges and reformers pressed for women’s higher education.
Smith College Museum of Art: An art museum at Smith College with collections used for exhibitions, teaching, and research. Its collections support both public exhibitions and classroom study.
Ruth Simmons: An American academic who served as president of Smith College from 1995 to 2001. She was the first African American president of Smith College.
Mount Holyoke College: A private liberal arts college for women in South Hadley, Massachusetts, founded in 1837. It is a nearby Seven Sisters institution with an earlier founding and a separate campus.

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