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Hunter College
On February 14, 1870, Hunter College became the first free municipal college for women in the U.S. Named the Normal College of the City of New York by the state legislature, it subsequently was renamed for its founder, Thomas Hunter, a renowned education reformer and Irish immigrant. The student body of 1,105 drew from every stratum of the city: the laboring, mechanical, mercantile, manufacturing, and professional classes. The curriculum including Latin, modern languages, science, and mathematics reflected President Hunter’s belief that “Normal study and normal practice, to be effective, must be based on the broad foundation of a liberal education.”
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