The Florida State College for Women (FSCW) in Tallahassee was reorganized and renamed Florida State University (FSU) on this date in 1947. In response to the massive influx of World War II veterans returning to the state who were taking advantage of government-funded educational programs, the Florida State Legislature decided to convert the school back into a coeducational facility. Begun in 1851 as one of two seminary schools in the state, the school reorganized into an all-women’s institution in 1905 and remained so until after World War II. Today the school is part of Florida’s state university system and enrolls over 40,000 graduate and undergraduate students.
~Florida Historical Society
