Evanston College for Ladies

The mission of the Evanston College for Ladies was to give women access to Northwestern University similar to that which was granted to men.

[8] This time, the call was answered by Stephen Lunt, who donated $50,000, from the proceeds of the sale of land in Rogers Park, towards the construction of the new building.

[9] The newly-established Evanston College for Ladies had a notably all-female administration, given that the mission of the institution was "promoting education for girls that was directed and controlled by women.

[1] The college was very proud of its all-women faculty, and the 1871 graduating class was the first of its kind to receive diplomas from women and to hear the baccalaureate address given by a woman.

The main purpose for the Evanston College for Ladies was to provide a supplement to women’s enrollment at Northwestern University.

[1] Students typically enrolled in classical and scientific courses at Northwestern University and received supplemental education from the Evanston College for Ladies.

[1] Every Friday afternoon, young men and women from Evanston and Chicago attended lectures of various topics in the college chapel.

Northwestern assumed the college’s debts and also promised to include at least five women in the university’s board of trustees.

Frances E. Willard, who was the president of The Evanston College for Ladies, became the dean of women as well as professor of aesthetics at Northwestern.