Mary Jane Patterson [SEP] sex or gender
Jane Patterson was a pioneer in black education and paved the way for other black female educators.and was born September 12 1840
References.
Baumann,Roland M. "Patterson, Mary Jane." "African American National Biography." Oxford African American Studies Center. 20 October 2009. http://www.oxford.com/artical/opr/t001/e1694.
the preparatory department at Oberlin in 1833 and the college department in 1837. The first four women to receive bachelor's degrees in the United States earned them at Oberlin in 1841. Later, in 1862, the first black woman to receive a bachelor's degree (Mary Jane Patterson) also earned it from Oberlin College. Beginning in 1844, Hillsdale College became the next college to admit mixed-sex classes to four-year degree programs.
The University of Iowa became the first coeducational public or state university in the United