Bates College

Bates College is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. The college was founded in 1855, by prominent abolitionists, and established with funds from the estate of Benjamin E. Bates. It is the second oldest coeducational college in United States and the oldest in New England. The first female graduate in New England graduated from Bates in 1869. Originally established to teach moral philosophy, theology, and the classics, it expanded to encompass a liberal arts curriculum shortly after its founding.