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gptkbp:instanceOf
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event
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gptkbp:affiliatedWith
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gptkb:New_York_State_Association_of_Colleges
gptkb:Council_of_Independent_Colleges
gptkb:Association_of_American_Colleges_and_Universities
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gptkbp:affiliation
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Liberal arts education
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gptkbp:campus_facilities
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1,000 acres
Gothic Revival style
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gptkbp:colors
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purple and gold
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gptkbp:date
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1861
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gptkbp:educational_programs
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undergraduate degrees
graduate degrees
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gptkbp:enrollment
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approximately 2,400
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gptkbp:faculty
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approximately 300
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gptkbp:founder
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gptkb:Matthew_Vassar
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gptkbp:funding
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$1.1 billion
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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pioneered women's education
contributed to women's rights movement
established a model for future institutions.
influenced other women's colleges
promoted liberal arts education for women
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Founding Vassar College
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gptkbp:library
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gptkb:Vassar_College_Libraries
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Poughkeepsie,_New_York
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gptkbp:mascot
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gptkb:Vassar_Brewer
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gptkbp:motto
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The mind is not a vessel to be filled, but a fire to be kindled.
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gptkbp:notable_alumni
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gptkb:Margaret_Mead
gptkb:Jane_Addams
gptkb:Beatrix_Potter
gptkb:Katherine_Hepburn
gptkb:Maya_Lin
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Dance
Music
Environmental Studies
Film Studies
Women's Studies
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gptkbp:president
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gptkb:Elizabeth_H._Bradley
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gptkbp:previousName
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gptkb:Vassar_Female_College
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gptkbp:significance
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first women's college in the United States
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gptkbp:team
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gptkb:Vassar_Brewers
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gptkbp:traditions
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gptkb:Vassar_College_Commencement
gptkb:Vassar_College_Lantern_Night
Vassar_College_Candlelight_Service
Vassar_College_Day
Vassar_College_Reunion
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gptkbp:type
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higher education institution
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