Ewha Womans University

Ewha Womans University traces its roots back to Mary F. Scranton's Ewha Haktang (Korean:  Hanja: mission school for girls, which opened with one student on May 31, 1886.[3] The name Ewha, which means “Pear Blossoms”, was bestowed by the Emperor Gojong the following year. The image of the pear blossom is incorporated in the school's logo.

The school began providing college courses in 1910, and professional courses for women in 1925. The high school section, now known as Ewha Girls' High School (not to be confused with the coeducational Ewha Womans University High School, the university's demonstration school, founded in 1958),[4] separated from the college section and is currently located in Jung-gu, Seoul.[5] Both institutions share the same motto and the "pear blossoms" image in their logos.

Immediately following liberation of Korea on August 15, 1945, the college received government permission to become a university. It was the first South Korean university to be officially organized.