▁the ▁South ." ▁ ▁Col ton ▁spent ▁two ▁years ▁( 1 8 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 3 ) ▁at ▁Mount ▁Holy oke ▁until ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁brought ▁her ▁back ▁home . ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years , ▁Elizabeth ▁A very ▁Col ton ▁taught ▁at ▁Queens ▁College ▁( now ▁Queens ▁University ▁of ▁Charlotte ) ▁in ▁Charlotte , ▁North ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁She ▁then ▁decided ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁Te aching ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 3 , ▁she ▁had ▁her ▁B . S . ▁in ▁teaching ▁and ▁by ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁she ▁has ▁her ▁Masters . ▁After ▁she ▁getting ▁her ▁two ▁degrees , ▁Col ton ▁taught ▁at ▁W elles ley ▁College ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁By ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁she ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁North ▁Carolina ▁to ▁purs ue ▁a ▁job ▁as ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁English ▁department ▁at ▁Bapt ist ▁University ▁for ▁Women ▁( now ▁called ▁Mer ed ith ▁College ). ▁ ▁She ▁required ▁" subst ant ial ▁work " ▁of ▁her ▁students , ▁was ▁reported ly ▁" s ar cast ic " ▁and ▁" mer cil ess ▁to ▁the ▁lazy " ▁but ▁helped ▁wh ome ver ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁try . ▁Through ▁her ▁work ▁at ▁many ▁different ▁women ' s ▁colleg es , ▁she ▁saw ▁that ▁educational ▁standards ▁there ▁were ▁too ▁la x . ▁ ▁Thus , ▁Elizabeth ▁A very ▁Col ton ' s ▁advoc acy ▁for ▁the ▁improvement ▁of ▁women ' s