Fencing class, Chatham University, 1941 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives] 

Fencing class, Chatham University, 1941 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives


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Rifle class, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, 1939 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives] 

From 1936 until 1944, Pennsylvania College for Women offered rifle instruction as part of the physical education curriculum. Students taking the yearlong class would play golf in the fall and spring and shoot rifles in the winter.

Rifle class, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, 1939 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives

From 1936 until 1944, Pennsylvania College for Women offered rifle instruction as part of the physical education curriculum. Students taking the yearlong class would play golf in the fall and spring and shoot rifles in the winter.

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May Day pageant, Pittsburgh, 1915. Chatham University Archives. [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives] 

May Day pageant, Pittsburgh, 1915. Chatham University Archives. [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives


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Pennsylvania College for Women suffragette float, Pittsburgh, 1914 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives] 

On May 2, 1914, courageous women and men paraded through downtown Pittsburgh in support of the controversial topic of women’s right to vote. The PCW float attests to women’s fine qualities. The side panels read: HARMONY, LOVE, {probably} FAITH, SERVICE, and DEMOCRACY. The College Seal is affixed to the horse’s blanket. Mrs. Julian Kennedy, wife of the noted Pittsburgh engineer, led the procession. In addition to local suffragists, the parade consisted of councilmen, girls in white to represent suffrage states, professional women, Boy Scouts, a motorcade, and contingents from various regional and national associations.

Pennsylvania College for Women suffragette float, Pittsburgh, 1914 [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives

On May 2, 1914, courageous women and men paraded through downtown Pittsburgh in support of the controversial topic of women’s right to vote. The PCW float attests to women’s fine qualities. The side panels read: HARMONY, LOVE, {probably} FAITH, SERVICE, and DEMOCRACY. The College Seal is affixed to the horse’s blanket. Mrs. Julian Kennedy, wife of the noted Pittsburgh engineer, led the procession. In addition to local suffragists, the parade consisted of councilmen, girls in white to represent suffrage states, professional women, Boy Scouts, a motorcade, and contingents from various regional and national associations.


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1956. For the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph. [Chatham University Archives]

1956. For the Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph. [Chatham University Archives]


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Pennsylvania College for Women’s Woodland Road entrance from Fifth Avenue, 1905. Chatham University. [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives] 

Pennsylvania College for Women’s Woodland Road entrance from Fifth Avenue, 1905. Chatham University. [University of Pittsburgh Digital Archives


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