Yale History

A new monument honors the first women of Yale College.

“In my most difficult year, despite all of Yale’s resources, I was mostly on my own.”

“I was taken aback to see policemen throwing tear gas canisters over the Vanderbilt gate into the courtyard of our dormitory.”

"The quarterback of the Yale football team, Matt Jordan, knew how to diaper a baby. It helps when you are the oldest of six children."

How—and when—the proportion of women in Yale College reached 50 percent.

"With opportunity came responsibility—the responsibility to excel, lest other women not be allowed to follow in my footsteps."