Sweet Briar College is a private women's liberal arts college in Sweet Briar, Amherst County, Virginia. It was established in 1901 by Indiana Fletcher Williams in memory of her deceased daughter, Daisy. The college formally opened its doors in 1906 and granted the B.A. degree for the first time in 1910. It nearly closed in 2015 but was saved by donations and legal actions by alumnae.
Sweet Briar College
Arcade between Pannell Art Gallery and Randolph Hall
Elijah Fletcher (1789–1858), father of Indiana Fletcher Williams
Benedict Hall, an academic building on campus
Women's colleges in the United States
Women's colleges in the United States are private single-sex U.S. institutions of higher education that only admit female students. They are often liberal arts colleges. There are approximately 26 active women's colleges in the United States in 2024, down from a peak of 281 such colleges in the 1960s.
Scripps College in Claremont, California
Wesleyan College
Vassar College in 1862
Agnes Scott College