Western College for Women
1855 establishments in Ohio1974 disestablishments in OhioDefunct private universities and colleges in OhioEducation in Butler County, OhioEducational institutions disestablished in 1974 ... and 8 more
Educational institutions established in 1855Embedded educational institutionsFormer women's universities and colleges in the United StatesHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in OhioMiami UniversityNational Register of Historic Places in Butler County, OhioUse mdy dates from August 2023Women in Ohio
Western College for Women, known at other times as Western Female Seminary, The Western and simply Western College, was a women's and later coed liberal arts college in Oxford, Ohio, between 1855 and 1974. Initially a seminary, it was the host of orientation sessions for the Freedom Summer in 1964. It was absorbed by Miami University in 1974 after dwindling finances. Now known as the Western Campus of Miami University, it was designated a U.S. Historic district known as the Western Female Seminary Historic District in 1979.
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Slant Walk, Oxford Township
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Miami University Western Campus
Slant Walk
45056 Oxford Township
Ohio, United States
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