Women's colleges in the Southern United States
Historically black colleges
Historically black colleges and universities for women developed in the Southern United States in the 19th century after emancipation.

Women's colleges in the Southern United States

Section Title: Historically black colleges
Table Section Text: Historically black colleges and universities for women developed in the Southern United States in the 19th century after emancipation.

Educational Institution	Location	School type	Current enrollment (as female institution)	Opened door to students	Collegiate charter

Scotia Seminary	Concord, North Carolina	Coeducational Barber-Scotia College since 1954 Lost accreditation in 2004	N.A.	1867 (female seminary) 1870 (chartered) 1916 (Scotia Women's College) 1930 (Merged with Barber Memorial College)	1870 (Women's college granted first degree 1874)

Bennett College	Greensboro, North Carolina	Women's college	780	1873 (coeducational)	1889 (Becomes women's college in 1926)

Mount Hermon Female Seminary	Clinton, Mississippi	Closed in 1924	N.A.	1875	Secured in 1873

Atlanta Baptist Female Seminary (now Spelman College)	Atlanta, Georgia	Women's college	2,290	1881	1924 (First college degrees awarded in 1901)

Tillotson College	Austin, Texas	1881-1926 (Coeducational) 1926–1935 (Women's college) 1935–present (Coeducational) Huston-Tillotson University	N.A.	1881 (coeducational)	1926 (Women's college)

Hartshorn Memorial College	Richmond, Virginia	Merged with Virginia Union University in 1932.	N.A.	1883	March 13, 1884 (First college degrees awarded in 1885.)

Mary Allen Seminary	Crockett, Houston County, Texas	Coeducational in 1933	N.A.	1886	N.A.

Barber Memorial College	Anniston, Alabama	Coeducational Barber-Scotia College since 1954 Lost accreditation in 2004	N.A.	1896 1930 (Merged with Scotia Women's College)	1946 (Women's college)

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In 1875, Mount Hermon Female Seminary was founded in Clinton, Mississippi and closed in 1924.

final_sentence: In 1875, Mount Hermon Female Seminary was founded in Clinton, Mississippi and closed in 1924.