Cornell History: First woman student September 09, 1870 An official of Cortland County writes a letter of support for Jennie Spencer, who entered Cornell that fall as the university’s first female student. Spencer had passed a state exam that entitled her to admission,and the letter testified to her "irreproachable character.” But Cornell had neither a dormitory nor a dining facility for women, and after a semester of trudging to and from campus several times a day, Spencer left Cornell.
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