Record #:

3550

Author(s):

Arthur, Billy

Abstract:

Women in the 19th century had limited opportunities for higher education. Onslow County's Giles sisters - Mary, Theresa, and Persis - were persistent in their quest for a college education, and in 1878 became the first women graduates of Trinity College.

Source:

Our State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 65 Issue 7, Dec 1997, p16-17, por Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Trinity College; Giles family; Women--Education (Higher)--History--19th Century