Male and Female Students at Rutgers College, 1972
Source, Rutgers College Yearbook, Scarlet Letter, 1972, p. 132.
Courtesy, Special Collections/ University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

Male and Female Students at Rutgers College, 1972
Source, Rutgers College Yearbook, Scarlet Letter, 1972, p. 132.
Courtesy, Special Collections/ University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.

In September 1972, 400 first-year women and 75 transferring women entered Rutgers College, the first to do so in the college's 206-year history. Getting involved in student government, clubs, and fraternities, they changed the course of the college's life forever. At the time, only 11% of the Rutgers College faculty were women and female students were outnumbered by men 13 to 1.