Virginia Gildersleeve quotes

Virginia Gildersleeve was a pioneering figure in women's education and women's rights. She served as the dean of Barnard College from 1911 to 1947, making significant strides in expanding educational opportunities for women. Gildersleeve was also a key player in the establishment of the United Nations, serving as the only woman delegate to the San Francisco Conference in 1945. Her advocacy for gender equality and women's empowerment laid the foundation for future generations of female leaders. Learn more about Virginia Gildersleeve and her impact on women's history.

I was resolved to sustain and preserve in my college the bite of the mind, the chance to stand face to face with truth, the good life lived in a small, various, highly articulate and democratic society.

- Virginia Gildersleeve

The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community - these are the most vital things education must try to produce.

- Virginia Gildersleeve