Who Knew WashU? 7.25.17

Question: Washington University had the first chartered law school in the United States to admit women. In which year did the university make this pioneering decision?

Answer: B)  In 1869, Lemma Barkeloo and Phoebe Couzins became WashU’s first women law students. Couzins graduated in 1871 (see below). The university helped set a precedent that prompted others to follow suit.

Letter approving Phoebe Couzins, among others, for graduation in 1871.
A letter shows the Washington University Law Department’s approving Phoebe Couzins, among others, for graduation in 1871. (Image: University Archives)

Congrats to this week’s winner, Donna Kepley, who works in Arts & Sciences and will receive an “I Knew WashU” luggage tag!