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The '''University of Mary Washington''' is a [[Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1908 and named for Mary Washington, the mother of [[George Washington]].<ref name="fastf">{{cite web|url=http://www.umw.edu/about/facts/default.php|work=University of Mary Washington|title=University of Mary Washington <nowiki>|</nowiki> Fast Facts|format=HTML|language=English|accessdate=May 24 2010}}</ref> The school was ranked 11th among southern undergraduate programs in the “Universities - Master’s” category in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges.<ref name="fastf"/>

The '''University of Mary Washington''' is a [[Virginia]] [[public schools|public]] [[university]] founded in 1908 and named for Mary Washington, the mother of [[George Washington]].<ref name="fastf">{{cite web|url=http://www.umw.edu/about/facts/default.php|work=University of Mary Washington|title=University of Mary Washington <nowiki>|</nowiki> Fast Facts|language=English|accessdate=May 24, 2010}}</ref> The school was ranked 11th among southern undergraduate programs in the “Universities - Master’s” category in U.S. News & World Report's 2010 edition of America’s Best Colleges.<ref name="fastf"/>

It was founded in 1908 as a [[normal school]] to train teachers.  It was the women's college of the [[University of Virginia]] before the university became coeducational.  In 1970, both schools became coeducational, and in 1972 it became a separate institution with a separate Board of Visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umw.edu/about/fast-facts/|title=Fast Facts|accessdate=September 16, 2012}}</ref>

It was founded in 1908 as a [[normal school]] to train teachers.  It was the women's college of the [[University of Virginia]] before the university became coeducational.  In 1970, both schools became coeducational, and in 1972 it became a separate institution with a separate Board of Visitors.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.umw.edu/about/fast-facts/|title=Fast Facts|accessdate=September 16, 2012}}</ref>