Z. C. Graves

Zuinglius Calvin Graves Jr. (April 5, 1816 – May 18, 1902) was an American Baptist preacher and educator. He is most noted as the first President of the Mary Sharp College (1851–1896), located at Winchester, Tennessee. It was the first women's college in the United States to offer degrees equivalent to the degrees offered at men's colleges – preceding Vassar College by ten years.

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