Essays Tagged: "Vassar College"

Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay based on the book "Savage Beauty."

fficer heard Millay read this poem, she helped obtain a scholarship for the talented girl to attend Vassar College. With an agreement to write for Vanity Fair, the hardworking Millay enjoyed a varied ...

(3 pages) 35 0 3.7 Mar/2003

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > North American > Poetry

Grace Murray Hopper.

inued her education through collage. She earned a bachelor's degree in mathematics and physics from Vassar College, and a PhD in math from Yale University. She also got a job at Vassar while studying ...

(2 pages) 34 0 4.5 Nov/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Mathematics

Notes on vietnam war

e, developed around the course materials for Robert Brigham's senior seminar on the Viet Nam War at Vassar College, offers students an opportunity to examine some of those sources, including numerous ...

(9 pages) 129 1 2.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: History Term Papers

The Life and Accomplishments of Grace Brewster Murray Hopper

ubs and started a technology club while she was a senior at Schoonmakers School. Intending to enter Vassar College in 1923, she failed a Latin exam and was required to wait another year. While waiting ... e spent a year at Hartidge School in Plainfield, New Jersey. She studied mathematics and physics at Vassar College in 1924 and graduated with a BA in 1928. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Vassar, ...

(5 pages) 34 0 5.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Computer Science

Edna Millay

#157; which is considered her first major work. As a result, Millay earned herself a scholarship to Vassar College. While she was studying at Vassar, she continued to write and publish her poetry. ...

(4 pages) 1449 0 0.0 Jan/2002

Subjects: Literature Research Papers

Maria Mitchell

ortunities for employment.In 1865 Mitchell was appointed professor of astronomy at the newly opened Vassar College (one of the first colleges for women) in Poughkeepsie, New York, and director of the ...

(4 pages) 1228 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Grace Hopper biography

d turn out to be one of the most important influences of the century. In 1924 Grace attended Vassar College, majoring in the sciences, specifically mathematics and physics. After four years of ... thematics and physics. After four years of hard work she graduated with Phi Beta Kappa honors and a Vassar College Fellowship. With that she progressed to earning her MA in mathematics at Yale Univers ...

(2 pages) 9 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Education

Maria mithchell

ortunities for employment.In 1865 Mitchell was appointed professor of astronomy at the newly opened Vassar College (one of the first colleges for women) in Poughkeepsie, New York, and director of the ...

(4 pages) 1171 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

Maria Mitchell

ortunities for employment.In 1865 Mitchell was appointed professor of astronomy at the newly opened Vassar College (one of the first colleges for women) in Poughkeepsie, New York, and director of the ...

(4 pages) 1701 0 0.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Astronomy

A Leader in Reproductive Health Policy Creation

I completed my BA in Social Work at Vassar College and immediately accepted a position with Planned Parenthood of Pittsburgh. My initial ...

(2 pages) 26 0 5.0 Feb/2008

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Civil Rights > Women's Studies