CHAPTER XYI 



SCHOOLS AND COLLEGES IN AMERICA 



THE UNITED STATES 



The conditions under which women work in America 

 are very unlike those that exist in England. Schools and 

 colleges are founded upon a different basis ; therefore 

 work done in America cannot be strictly compared to that 

 done in England. 



Each of the forty-five states in the United States has a 

 college of agriculture. These institutions are supported 

 by public funds. They are open to men and women ahke, 

 and both work together. That is to say, these institutions 

 are co-educational. These colleges cover the general field 

 of agriculture, and, in some, horticultural work is especially 

 well developed. Women in tJiese institutions may take a 

 variety of subjects, or they may speciaHse in horticulture, 

 dairying, home economics. Nature-study. 



A number of Government research posts in natural 

 history are held by women. They are also admitted 

 to the instructional bodies of several American Co- 

 educational Colleges. A considerable number of the 

 Doctors' theses in botany from the University of Chicago 

 are by women, and can be seen in the Botanical Gazette. 



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