Formal education for girls historically has been secondary to that for boys. In colonial America girls could (71) a________ schools for boys only when there was room, usually during the summer when most of the boys were working. By the end of the 19th century, however, the number of women students had increased (72) gr________. Higher education particularly was broadened by the rise of women’s colleges and the (73) ad________ of women to regular colleges and universities. In 1870 an estimated one fifth of resident college and university students were women. By 1900 the (74) pr________ had increased to more than one third. In 1985 about 53 percent of all college students were women, more than one (75) q________ of whom were above age 29.