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Title	1892: First three women enrolled at A&M
Description	These images are photographs used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 62: Three probably nervous but unintimidated young women made Auburn history in 1892 becoming the first females to matriculate at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College.... The same year that Auburn began football, President Broun's daughter, Kate Conway Broun, and two other Auburn girls, Willie Gertrude Little and Margaret Kate Teague, passed examinations in math and either English, history, or Latin, admitting them to A&M's junior class. They came on campus only for classes, looking neither to the right or left, and were diligent students though not all professors welcomed them, a later alumnae, Mollie Hollifield, wrote in Auburn: Loveliest Village of the Plain. The young ladies found a friend in Dr. Petrie, but a mathematics assistant "flatly refused to teach them" Mrs. Hollifield said. Instead, the head professor of math, O. D. Smith, "had every girl in his classes..." The first three earned "grades in the nineties in every one of their courses" and "amid thunderous applause" graduated with B. S. degrees in 1894, the Alumnews later reported. Times were changing but Auburn remained mostly male in the 1890s and for decades thereafter. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	ca. 1892
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- History Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Women college students -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium	black and white photograph
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge

Title	1892: Margaret Kate Teague
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 3rd edition, 2013, depicting the history of the city and the university. From page 62: M. K. Teague. Photo source: Auburn University Archives.
Date	ca. 1892
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- History Auburn University -- Students College students -- Alabama Women college students -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1875-1929: The New South Era
Original Medium	black and white photograph; 619 x 848 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	auh134.tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 3rd edition. 2013.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge

1892: First three women enrolled at A&M

1892: Margaret Kate Teague

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1892: First three women enrolled at A&M