ABSTRACT
Upon surveying the scope of university education available to women in turn-of-the-century England, educator Maria Grey optimistically announced, "The privilege is won. The door so long closed is open wide, and the ways and means of knowledge abundantly provided. "1 Grey's work spanned the era of struggle in England, and it was with a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction that she viewed the progress in her country. Likewise in America, one educator proclaimed, "Women have achieved education, the key of liberation, the tool of talent, and all careers are open.2
