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"We cannot learn, neither can we teach by a sort of magic peculiar to ourselves; Give us the facilities for education enjoyed by the other sex, and we shall at least be able to try what are the capabilities of women."

Sarah Josepha Hale in Godey'sLady's Book, 1837. She had studied theDartmouth Curriculum at her Newport, NewHampshire, home while her brother, Horatio Buell 1809, pursued a bachelor'sdegree in Hanover.

Ms. Cellany

Presidential Scholars in the class of 1998 Women: 78 Men: 64

Majoring in women's studies Women: 10 Men: 0

Taking the intra women's studies course Women:96 Men: 23

Valedictorians in the last ten years Women: 3 Men: 7

Suspended for violating the Academic Honor Principle in the last five years Women: 16 Men: 29

Varsity debaters Women: 4 Men: 10

"I'm warning you guys... pretty soon you'll be wearing ties and jackets to class and shaving everyday." Anti-coeducation letter to the editorfrom a '49 to TheDartmouth,1969

"It is by the promulgation of sound morals in the community, and more especially by the training and instruction of the young, that woman performs her part towards the preservation of a free government." Daniel Webster 1801, in the January1867 issue of Godey'sLady's Book