October 18, 2015 - 20:54
Although same-sex relations were punishable by imprisonment until starting in the 1970s, we learned that one of the biggest influences on early Bryn Mawr College, M. Carey Thomas, was herself involved with other women. Modern day Bryn Mawr has been described as a queer-bubble, becoming something of a LGBTQ+ safe haven. What I would like to look into for this next project is whether Bryn Mawr has always been a space for those whose romantic and sexual interests are underrepresented by traditional American society, or with recent decisions (such as admitting trans women starting with the class of 2020, and the legalization of same-sex marriage in the US) have brought an increase in the number of students that identify as queer.