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Carnegie Institute of Technology was made up of 4 colleges or schools, the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, the School
by Maursault 4y ago
Carnegie Institute of Technology was made up of 4 colleges or schools, the School of Fine and Applied Arts, the School of Apprentices and Journeymen, the School of Science and Technology, and the Margaret Morrison Carnegie School for Women[1]. Carnegie Tech merged with the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research to become Carnegie Mellon University in 1967. Margaret Morrison Carnegie College closed finally in 1973 and merged its programs with CMU.
Other schools in Pittsburgh that began with offensive unfairness included Carlow University and Chatham University, but they began to admit men in 1945 and 2015, respectively.
You'd really need to examine society historically to understand why all womens' colleges, such as Wellesley, Smith, Vassar, Barnard, and others, were necessary. Seeing universities as sexist ignores the larger picture. Women were only allowed to vote in 1920. That speaks volumes. In 1920, you would not want your daughter going to an all male or even coed school, no matter what opportunities were there. I wouldn't blame the colleges. It's really men that were the problem, and in large part, still remain so, and not for nothing, especially in STEM.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Morrison_Carnegie_College https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Margaret_Morrison_Carnegie_Col...