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Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women

Agricultural universities and colleges in the United StatesUniversities and colleges in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR HORTICULTURE FOR WOMEN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA
PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL FOR HORTICULTURE FOR WOMEN, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA

The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women was one of the first horticultural schools to be established by and for women in the United States, opening on February 10, 1911. As the second institution to provide women with a practical education in horticulture and landscape architecture, it made possible their entry into a professional field. Although some men were employed in faculty positions, the school's leadership was intentionally female. As of 1919, the board of trustees consisted of twenty-five prominent women citizens.: 134  All but the last director of the school were women.The school played a "unique role" in women's history and garden history. Members of the school were instrumental in the establishment of the Garden Club of America (1913), the Woman's National Agricultural and Horticultural Association (1914), the Woman's Land Army of America (1917),: 134–135  and the publication of the Farmer's Digest. It served as a national and international model for other institutions, such as the Keisien School in Japan.In 1958, the school merged with Temple University Ambler and became co-educational.

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