Irwin, a great-great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, later became the first dean of Radcliffe College.

In 1933, the campus moved to Wynnewood, Pennsylvania, and then to its present location in Rosemont in 1961.

The campus in Rosemont, is 10 miles (16 km) west of Philadelphia.

Fourteen varsity sports including basketball, crew, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, squash, swimming and diving, tennis, track, and volleyball.

[3] Performing arts include dance, choral and instrumental groups and dramatic and musical productions.