Education
Ellen Browning Scripps was not given any money for a college education so she taught school for 2 years and saved her money. In 1856 she was admitted to the Female Collegiate Department at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois. The women studied in separate classes from the men and the program was only 3 years long, unlike the men’s programs, which were 4 years. Also women were not given diplomas, only certificates. However in 1870 Ellen Browning Scripps received a degree once the college became co-ed. (Preece 16) In 1911 Ellen Browning was awarded a Doctorate of Letters from Knox College. She was the only child of James Mogg Scripps to attend college. She went back to Rushville and continued to work as a teacher, albeit the highest paid teacher in the county, making $50 a month.
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