Connor Sheehan Hallowed halls of Ivy After civil war colleges sprung up everywhere Education for women and blacks By 1880 every third college graduate was a woman Morill Act of 1862-granted public lands to states that supported education Land-grant colleges became state universities Hatch Act of 1887- extended the Morill Act and provided federal funding for agricultural experiments Many philanthropists generously donated to Americas education Between 1878 and 1898 they donated $150 million
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