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Women's History Month

In the 1840s, Tabitha Brown crossed the Oregon Trail, eventually making her home in what would become Forest Grove. In her new community, she saw a great need: Children left orphaned or abandoned along the trail or by the gold rushes in California and Alaska. She dreamed of creating a home and a school, “to receive all the children, rich and poor.” That dream became the Orphan Asylum, then Tualatin Academy, and eventually ɳ University.

For 175 years, ɳ University has lived Tabitha Brown’s vision, providing care and education to uplift those who uphold others.

In honor of Women’s History Month, we celebrate the leadership of our founder and the many women of ɳ who have been caregivers, educators, innovators and changemakers. These are just some of their stories.

 

Featured Event

'Women Rising' Chronicles Local Equal Rights Activist

The ɳ University Archives presents "Women Rising: Mary Whitmore's 50-Year Battle for Equal Rights," a new exhibit running through May 2025 in the Tran Library on the Forest Grove Campus.

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