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Twins, Anna and Stella White, were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees from WVU. In 1886, the family sold their Ohio farm and moved to Morgantown so their children - 4 sons and two daughters, could attend WVU. Family or one parent relocation with students was not uncommon in and era when mid-western state universities did not routinely erect dormitories.

1. Portrait of Stella White

IDNO:
037184
Title:
Portrait of Stella White
Date:
1895
Description:
Twins, Anna and Stella White, were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees from WVU. In 1886, the family sold their Ohio farm and moved to Morgantown so their children - 4 sons and two daughters, could attend WVU. Family or one parent relocation with students was not uncommon in and era when mid-western state universities did not routinely erect dormitories.
Twins Anna and Stella White were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees at WVU. Science degrees were especially attractive to women, who often had less secondary-level Latin and Greek languages needed for B.A.s--than their male peers. B.S. students took French or German. The White family moved to Morgantown from Ohio in 1886 They came, as did others, to give children access to higher education. In the 1890's all 6 White siblings (4 sons and the twins) attended WVU.

2. Portrait of Anna White in Cap and Gown

IDNO:
037183
Title:
Portrait of Anna White in Cap and Gown
Date:
1895
Description:
Twins Anna and Stella White were the first women to earn Bachelor of Science degrees at WVU. Science degrees were especially attractive to women, who often had less secondary-level Latin and Greek languages needed for B.A.s--than their male peers. B.S. students took French or German. The White family moved to Morgantown from Ohio in 1886 They came, as did others, to give children access to higher education. In the 1890's all 6 White siblings (4 sons and the twins) attended WVU.
Class of 1895 civil engineering class: from left to right: Si Sthathes; Tom Lavelle; Leach; Arch Rader and Prof. Russell 'Sport' Morris.

3. Civil Engineering Class, West Virginia University

IDNO:
025554
Title:
Civil Engineering Class, West Virginia University
Date:
1895
Description:
Class of 1895 civil engineering class: from left to right: Si Sthathes; Tom Lavelle; Leach; Arch Rader and Prof. Russell 'Sport' Morris.
Five students stand on the steps outside of Science Hall (present Chitwood Hall).

4. Students, West Virginia University

IDNO:
025002
Title:
Students, West Virginia University
Date:
1895
Description:
Five students stand on the steps outside of Science Hall (present Chitwood Hall).