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Another source of intellectual stimulus was opened to her at that time by the founding of Johns Hopkins University within walking distance of home.

It was established in a couple of buildings in the shopping district, with only a few professors, but all eminent men, and a few hundred eager students housed in nearby dwellings.

In September '76 Thomas Huxley, Darwin's famous disciple, came from England to speak in a crowded auditorium at the formal opening of the University ; ;

and although it was a school for men only, it afforded Henrietta an opportunity to attend its public lectures.