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In the Details: Women's History at Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts

PAFA was the earliest institution to admit female students for study, even ahead of European schools during the mid- to late-1800s.
The school’s efforts toward gender equity didn’t stop there. As chronicled by our friends at Accidentally Wes Anderson, PAFA also broke barriers in anatomical drawing for women, and hiring their first full-time female professor, Cecilia Beaux, who was one of the most sought after portraitists of her time.
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