Complex sentence: The college was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth and is the oldest women's college in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women.
Split into simpler sentences: The college was founded in 1899 by the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth of New Jersey. The College of Saint Elizabeth is the oldest women's college in New Jersey and one of the first Catholic colleges in the United States to award degrees to women.