February 12, 1918: The Flat Hat

The Flat Hat's page 1 coverage (see the bottom of the page) of the February 12, 1918, meeting of the Board of Visitors made no mention of the endorsement of the Strode Bill revealing simply: "The Board of Directors of the College met today to discuss and decide some important things to be carried through in the near future." Further information would follow in the next issue of the student newspaper.



For additional information about the first women students at the College of William and Mary see: When Mary Entered with her Brother William: Women at the College of William and Mary, 1918-1945 by Laura F. Parrish; "The Petticoat Invasion": Women at the College of William and Mary, 1918-1945; The Martha Barksdale Papers; and the Women at the College of William and Mary page on the Special Collections Research Center Wiki.