Since its founding in 1871, Smith College has provided women of high ability and promise an education of uncompromising quality. A world-class faculty of scholars are fully engaged with their students' intellectual development, and an open curriculum encourages each student to explore many fields of knowledge. Mentors for scholarship, leadership and service, across all spectrums of endeavor, allow Smith students to observe different models of achievement, then set their own course with conviction.

Collection: Sophia Smith Collection: Women's History Archive

The Sophia Smith Collection is an internationally recognized repository of primary sources in women's history. The holdings document the historical experience of women in the United States and abroad from the colonial era to the present. Subject strengths include birth control and reproductive rights; U.S. and international women's rights; suffrage; the contemporary women's movement and social justice activism across race, class, and sexual orientation; U.S. women working abroad; the arts; and the professions. The collections are rich in manuscript, printed, and visual, as well as digital sources. The web archive features selected websites of organizations and individuals whose collections are held in the Sophia Smith Collection.