Date
1986
Warren J. Gates, the Robert Coleman Professor Emeritus of History put together a Handbook for the Alpha Chapter of PA of Phi Beta Kappa. Included was this chart, showing the number of degree-seeking and class-attending male and female inductees over multiple decades. We can see that in many years, women rivaled men in earning this national honor.
Location of Document in Archives
Online PBK Chapter History, College Website, http://www.dickinson.edu/storg/pbk/local.html