▁which ▁her ▁parents ▁were ▁members . ▁In ▁the ▁aut umn ▁of ▁her ▁Soph om ore ▁year , ▁she ▁entered ▁Smith ▁College , ▁where ▁she ▁was ▁graduated ▁in ▁June , ▁ 1 8 8 4 . ▁ ▁V ida ▁D utton ▁Sc ud der ▁was ▁French ' s ▁best ▁friend ▁from ▁the ▁time ▁at ▁Smith ▁College . ▁While ▁in ▁college ▁they ▁were ▁interested ▁in ▁settlement ▁work ▁and ▁together ▁with ▁Helen ▁Rand , ▁class ▁of ▁' 8 4 , ▁and ▁Jean ▁Fine , ▁class ▁of ▁' 8 3 , ▁they ▁planned ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁settlement ▁under ▁the ▁aus p ices ▁of ▁the ▁Women ' s ▁Colleg es . ▁The ▁plan ▁was ▁to ▁open ▁a ▁settlement ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁but ▁French ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 , ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁three ▁decided ▁to ▁ren ounce ▁to ▁the ▁idea ▁for ▁the ▁time ▁being . ▁Later , ▁Helen ▁Rand ▁opened ▁the ▁first ▁college ▁settlement ▁at ▁R iving ton ▁Street ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁Sc ud der ▁and ▁French ▁were ▁the ▁first ▁American ▁women ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁gradu ate ▁program ▁at ▁Oxford . ▁Sc ud der ▁and ▁French ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁French ▁went ▁to ▁teach ▁in ▁the ▁Normal ▁School ▁at ▁New ▁P alt z , ▁New ▁York . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 , ▁French , ▁together ▁with ▁Sc ud ded , ▁edited ▁Po ems ▁by ▁George ▁Mac don ald . ▁The ▁winter ▁of ▁ 1