Strong Hall

Tennessee · United States · School

Sophie was one of the first women to study at Tennessee. She is said to appear in the lobby mirror every year on her birthday.

Strong Hall, the women's residence at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, is associated with a student called Sophie, said to have been among the first women admitted to the university.

The tradition is precise. She appears in the lobby mirror once a year, on her birthday.

Students report noises at night, and the character attributed to her is that of a chaperone: she is said to disapprove strongly of what goes on in a modern hall of residence and to make her feelings known.

That is entirely in keeping with the period. The first women at American universities were supervised to a degree that is hard to imagine now, precisely so that nobody could argue their presence was improper.

The original Strong Hall has since been replaced by a new building of the same name.

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Strong Hall is in Tennessee, United States.

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