ABSTRACT
After the turn of the century, Americans proudly proclaimed their preeminence in the area of higher education for women. Citing the advances made by the women's education movement in the preceding decades despite the many obstacles, some enthusiasts noted that women were now gaining from an array of notable institutions. Indeed, reported Marion Talbot (1858-1948), Dean of Women at the University of Chicago, the women's education movement "proceeded with a force which marked it as one of the great characteristics of the last century, and made it a contribution of the United States to civilization which has aroused the admiration of the world. "1
