Cultivating the Trained Hand and Mind: The Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women
Founded in 1911, the Pennsylvania School of Horticulture for Women (PSHW) was one of the first schools of its kind in the nation. Its founder, Jane Bowne Haines, was inspired by the horticultural training programs for women in England and Germany, and sought to establish an institution that would enable women to take their place in the male-dominated field of practical horticulture. She purchased 71 acres of farmland north of Philadelphia, recruited an all-women board of trus