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Rachel Tashjian's picture

Woman's v. women's

I might argue for the use of "woman's college" instead of "women's college." To me, the plural connotes that we're all in agreement about what traits make up our college (not just gender). I know many students think we have a very tight-knit community, but in comparison to other colleges (and boarding school, which I attended), many people at Bryn Mawr seem to like to do their own thing. As a result, I would say "woman's college" is more appropriate, because it seems that one of Bryn Mawr's goals is to help us to carve our own paths while in college and afterwards, rather than banning together to single-handedly tear down a patriarchy. The experience at Bryn Mawr is what each woman makes of it.

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