This private women's college in Wellesley, Massachusetts, had only opened four years before Hayes was appointed there and it was remarkable for a women's college in the United States since it was the first to have scientific laboratories.
Ang pribadong mga kababaihan ng kolehiyo sa Wellesley, Massachusetts, nagkaroon lamang binuksan ng apat na taon bago Hayes ay hihirangin doon at ito ay hindi pangkaraniwan para sa isang babae ng kolehiyo sa Pilipinas dahil ito ay ang unang na may pang-agham Laboratories.