Sarah Doyle
In 1891, the first women were admitted to Brown University. Sarah Doyle spearheaded a drive to construct a classroom building for Brown’s women students, called "Pembroke Hall." At the dedication of Pembroke Hall on November 22, 1897, Sarah Doyle spoke what are undoubtedly her most famous words: “The women’s sphere is one of infinite and indeterminate radius.”
Sarah Doyle was a teacher and a prominent Providence clubwoman. At the turn of the century, causes such as women’s education and suffrage, movements against child labor and towards a cure for tuberculosis, found an organizational and financial platform through the upper class social network of clubs. The Rhode Island Women’s Club was created in 1876 due in large part to Sarah Doyle’s efforts, as was the Rhode Island Society for the College Education of Women (RISCEW) and the Rhode Island School of Design, one of the nation’s premiere art schools.
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“Depend upon it there comes a time when for every addition of knowledge you forget something that you knew before. It is of the highest importance, therefore, not to have useless facts elbowing out the useful ones.”
—Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859–1930)