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Social Impact | September 4, 2014

Women’s college redefines ‘women’

Sexuality

Mount Holyoke becomes the first of the 'Seven Sisters' to accept transgender students based solely on their self-identity

Mount Holyoke College (Facebook/Mount Holyoke College)

An all-women's college in South Hadley, Mass., has expanded its definition of "women" with a new admissions policy this week. On Tuesday, Mount Holyoke College President Lynn Pasquerella announced in her convocation speech that the school would accept openly transgender students, including students who were born male but identify themselves as women.

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