Education - A Precious Commodity

Women are still fighting in parts of the world to have access to education.

The first college to allow coeducation in the US was Oberlin College in 1837. In 1841, we saw the first women (3) to obtain a Bachelor's Degree in this country. Then Oberlin was responsible for another historical landmark; when in 1862, Mary Jane Patterson, the first African American woman obtained a college degree.

In the 1950s, when it became prevalent for women to start attending college; most women were there to earn an Ms. Degree. College was merely a way to pass the time until the real job of being someone's wife came about. Eventhough we have advanced from our archaic way of thinking that education is only a leisure for women, many women still do not appreciate the value of it.

Education is one of the quickest and surest ways of advancement for women in any field: 

• A woman with a two-year associate's degree earns 28% more than one with a high school education
• A woman with a bachelor's degree earns 75% more than one with a high school education.

If you have educated yourself be proud. If you've never sought advanced courses after high school, consider making that investment in yourself. 

$$It will PAY off$$