, ▁William ▁Henry ▁V ander b ilt , ▁and ▁Jay ▁G ould . ▁This ▁experience ▁exposed ▁Mary ▁to ▁professional ▁fin ance ▁and ▁end owed ▁her ▁with ▁the ▁skills ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁negoti ator ▁and ▁business w oman . ▁ ▁Phil anth rop ist ▁ ▁F ounded ▁the ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁▁ ▁Using ▁her ▁inherited ▁wealth , ▁Gar rett ▁helped ▁found ▁the ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁School ▁for ▁Girls ▁in ▁Baltimore , ▁so ▁named ▁to ▁reference ▁the ▁already - pop ular ▁Bry n ▁M aw r ▁College ▁of ▁Pennsylvania , ▁which ▁focused ▁on ▁sch ol astic ▁achiev ement ▁in ▁tradition ally ▁male - domin ated ▁discipl ines , ▁such ▁as ▁mathematics ▁and ▁science . ▁She ▁spent ▁over ▁$ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁on ▁the ▁construction ▁and ▁decor ation ▁of ▁the ▁school , ▁and ▁she ▁super vised ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁construction ▁processes . ▁Although ▁she ▁was ▁greatly ▁ha iled ▁for ▁her ▁work , ▁her ▁don ations ▁were ▁also ▁controvers ial ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁and ▁sometimes ▁critic ized ▁for ▁breaking ▁social ▁norm s . ▁Women ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁were ▁expected ▁and ▁restricted ▁to ▁be ▁good ▁house keep ers , ▁moth ers ▁and ▁w ives . ▁Thus , ▁the ▁great ▁amount ▁of ▁money ▁inv ested ▁to ▁raise ▁the ▁standard ▁of ▁women ' s ▁education ▁seemed ▁like ▁a ▁waste , ▁since ▁women ▁would ▁eventually ▁stay ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁do ▁household ▁ch ore . ▁For ▁instance , ▁" The ▁K itchen ▁Magazine ▁asked , ▁' Why ▁does ▁not ▁Miss