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Doshisha Women's College of Liberal Arts is a private women's college in Kyotanabe, Kyoto, Japan. The predecessor of the school was founded in 1876, and it was chartered as a university in 1949.HistoryIn 1876, Protestant educator Niijima Jō founded the Doshisha Girls' School with the assistance from his wife Niijima Yae. The original school was located at the former residence of Yanagihara family (a division of Fujiwara clan) inside the Kyoto Imperial Palace. Since the main Doshisha University founded the year prior was not co-educational at the time, the women's school was founded to promote the importance of women's education.In 1930, it was renamed to Doshisha Women's College and maintained as a vocational school. In 1949, the vocational system was abolished, and the school was granted university status and the present name under the new National School Establishment Law.Faculties, Departments and Graduate Schools Faculties and Departments Faculty of Liberal Arts Department of Music Department of Information and Media Department of International Studies Department of Social Systems Studies Department of Childhood Studies Department of Clinical Pharmacy Department of Nursing Department of English Department of Japanese Language and Literature Department of Human Life Studies Department of Food Science and Nutrition Literary Studies English Japanese Studies Information and Culture Studies International Social Systems Studies Clinical Pharmaceutical Sciences Life Style Design Studies Food and Nutrition Studies