The 1868 charter of the University of California required it to admit women, following the lead of several Midwestern state universities founded in the previous two decades.

• 一八六八年在关于建立加利福尼亚大学的特许状中,就要求该校招收女生,这是沿用在此前二十年中中西部一些州办大学所采取的办法。