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And, of course, Plato's Academy closely followed this pattern,2 except for the fact that it almost totally excluded women,3 and established a long-lasting model up to the nineteenth century, when Oberlin College and Zurich University both rediscovered coeducation.

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Polytechnic

Question:

What factors contributed to Plato's Academy almost entirely excluding women, and how did this influence the education system up until the coeducation rediscovery by Oberlin College and Zurich University in the nineteenth century?

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The factors that contributed to Plato's Academy almost entirely excluding women were societal norms and expectations of that time, which defined a clear separation of roles and opportunities between the two genders. This exclusion influenced the education system up until the nineteenth century when Oberlin College and Zurich University rediscovered coeducation. This meant that for centuries, educational institutions primarily catered to men, with little to no opportunities for women to participate in learning or advancing in intellectual fields.