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  Nine Sisters of Mercy who received Bachelor's Degrees

  The nine Sisters of Mercy who received Bachelor's degrees from Providence College in 1926.
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  1975 Commencement

  Graduating students standing on the lawn at Providence College commencement, May 27, 1975. Brenda Chapman McGill '75, Wanda Johnson Ingram '75, and Eva Irby Davis '75.
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  Providence College Student Handbook 1971-1972

  Providence College Student Handbook, 1971-1972. The handbook includes information for services, academic guidelines, and other policies regarding students at Providence College.
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  New Student Register 1971

  New Student Register booklet for fall 1971. Booklet features basic campus information, a welcome message from the college president, and names, photos, and intended majors of the freshman class.
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  Providence College Commencement, 1975

  Group of Providence College students in commencement regalia. Graduates walk in two lines between others forming a border on either side of the procession.
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  Gym Hours Signage

  Sign taped to the Alumni Hall gymnasium. Sign indicates the hours the gym will be available for "girls only".
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  Providence College Student Handbook 1971-1972

  Cover of the Providence College Student Handbook, 1971-1972.
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  New Student Register 1971

  Cover of the New Student Register booklet for fall 1971.
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  Student sitting on the floor

  A female student sits cross-legged on the floor looking up and off in the distance.
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  Journalist Interviews Women Students at Providence College

  A journalist sits in the grass and holds a microphone in front of three women college students at Providence College, fall 1971.
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  Women at Providence College

  Two Providence College women at registration.
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  Providence College Orientation

  Photo clipping from a summer orientation flyer, July 1971. In anticipation of the fall opening with the first coeducational class and new curriculum, the College instituted its Summer Orientation program.
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  Providence College 1970 October

  Cover of Providence College Magazine, October 1970. Cover image features Maureen Whelan in the foreground with male students sitting on the stone wall in the background.
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  PC's Come A Long Way

  Collage of an article from the Providence Evening Bulletin, May 27, 1975. The article covers the first coeducational class to graduate from Providence College.
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  Record Breaking Class Enters PC

  Article from the Providence College student newspaper, The Cowl which describes the largest freshman class to date at the college. The article includes statistics compiled by the Director of Admissions.
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  Collage Welcoming the First Coeducational Class at Providence College

  Photo and clipping collage printed in the Providence College student newspaper, The Cowl, in the September 15, 1971 issue.
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  Friar Crier

  Clipping of the masthead from the Friar Crier alumni newsletter.
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  Alumni in Favor of Co-Education

  Clipping from the Friar Crier, Providence College alumni newsletter, dated December 10, 1969. The article summarizes the results of the extensive alumni survey which received more than 3,400 responses from individuals.
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  Student Referendum Vote on Coeducation
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  When the Girls Come (cover)

  Cover of When the Girls Come, and interview with Father Lennon. Though initially Fr. Lennon was skeptical of the college admitting women students, he eventually did change his mind.
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  Coeducation Day with Salve Regina University

  Students from Providence College and Salve Regina University sit in a classroom at PC in 1968. Both schools were single-gender at the time and orchestrated coeducational days where students from each school visited and took part in classes and social activities.
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  PC Student Poll Results

  Infographic of the student survey results. Student Congress polled the student body in fall 1969 on their feelings towards Providence College becoming a coeducational institution.
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  Rev. Paul van K. Thomson

  Rev. Paul van K. Thomson on the telephone with a tobacco pipe in his mouth
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  PC Student Poll Findings Show Coeds are Welcome

  Clipping from the Providence Journal, November 8, 1969. The article summarizes the survey results for the poll taken by current Providence College students in the fall of 1969. Overwhelmingly, students were in favor of the college becoming a coeducational institution.
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  PC Students, at Least, Like the Idea of Coeds

  Clipping from the Providence Evening Bulletin dated October 2, 1969. The article includes interview statements from students at Providence College regarding the plan to make the college a coeducational institution.