Julia Irvine

Julia Josephine Thomas Irvine (1848–1930)[1] was the fourth president of Wellesley College, serving from 1894 to 1899.[2]

Julia Irvine
Born1848 
Died1930  (aged 81–82)
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Irvine was the daughter of Indiana suffragist Mary M. Thomas.[3] A Cornell University graduate, she came to Wellesley College as a professor of Greek in 1890. During her tenure as Wellesley president, she enacted a number of reforms and eliminated some of the rules for students such as silent time, domestic work, the prohibition on Sunday library hours and mandatory Chapel attendance. She replaced several professors, especially those without advanced degrees,[4] as part of an overhaul of academic departments.[1]

She retired in 1899 and was succeeded as president by Caroline Hazard.[5] She subsequently moved to France.[1]

References
  1. Cohen, Arlene (2006). Wellesley College. Arcadia Publishing. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  2. "Past Presidents of Wellesley College". wellesley.edu.
  3. Gordon, Ann (2006). The selected papers of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony. Rutgers Univ. Press. p. 265. ISBN 9780813523200.
  4. Hight, Eleanor M. Capturing Japan in Nineteenth-century New England Photography Collections. p. 44. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
  5. "Wellesley's New President: Miss Caroline Hazard Succeeds Mrs. Julia J. Irvine" (PDF). The New York Times. March 9, 1999. Retrieved June 29, 2016.


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