Hollins University
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Hollins University is a private university in Hollins, Virginia. Founded in 1842 as Valley Union Seminary in the historical settlement of Botetourt Springs, it is one of the oldest institutions of higher education for women in the United States.
A view of the Cocke Building on the front quad from East.
Prof. Harriett Huldah Fillinger, Chair of the Chemistry Dept. 1921-1956
Photograph of Hollins University students wearing blackface in one of the Hollins yearbooks removed from the Hollins digital commons
A view of West from the front quadrangle.
Timeline of women's colleges in the United States
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The following is a timeline of women's colleges in the United States. These are institutions of higher education in the United States whose student population comprises exclusively, or almost exclusively, women. They are often liberal arts colleges. There are approximately 35 active women's colleges in the U.S. as of 2021.
Moravian College, originally the Bethlehem Female Seminary
Hollins University in Roanoke, Virginia
Mills College at Northeastern University in Oakland, California
Peace College in Raleigh, North Carolina