Digitized materials in this online collection form part of the Collection on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Woman’s Laboratory (AC-0298) in the MIT Libraries Department of Distinctive Collections. For more information about the materials, please consult the collection finding aid.

Collection scope and contents:
The Collection on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Woman’s Laboratory documents the history of the space and instruction. Materials documenting some early costs, the Woman’s Education Association, announcements about the opening and summary of their work. In addition, other reports about the lab and its graduates as well as various manuscripts and correspondence to and by Ellen Swallow Richards are included. Of note is an undated report from Ellen Swallow Richards on the history of the Woman’s Laboratory.

Dates:
1867 - 1922

Please note:
Materials in this collection may be under copyright. Please consult the collection finding aid or catalog record and the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for more information.

Citation:
Please cite the source item title (dc.title), collection title and identifier, and repository.

Example: General summary of Woman's Laboratory, 1867 - 1879, Box: 1, Folder: 1. Collection on the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Woman's Laboratory, AC-0298. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections.

Repository details:
Part of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Libraries. Department of Distinctive Collections Repository https://libraries.mit.edu/distinctive-collections

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