Author: Paul P. Marthers
Publisher: Peter Lang
ISBN: 9781433112201
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 284

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When founded in 1911, Connecticut College for Women was a pioneering women's college that sought to prepare the progressive era's «new woman» to be self-sufficient. Despite a path-breaking emphasis on preparation for work in the new fields opening to women, Connecticut College and its peers have been overlooked by historians of women's higher education. This book makes the case for the significance of Connecticut College's birth and evolution, and contextualizes the college in the history of women's education. «Eighth Sister No More» examines Connecticut College for Women's founding mission and vision, revealing how its grassroots founding to provide educational opportunity for women was altered by coeducation; how the college has been shaped by changes in thinking about women's roles and alterations in curricular emphasis; and the role local community ties played at the college's point of origin and during the recent presidency of Claire Gaudiani, the only alumna to lead the college. Examining Connecticut College's founding in the context of its evolution illustrates how founding mission and vision inform the way colleges describe what they are and do, and whether there are essential elements of founding mission and vision that must be remembered or preserved. Drawing on archival research, oral history interviews, and seminal works on higher education history and women's history, «Eighth Sister No More» provides an illuminating view into the liberal arts segment of American higher education.

Author: United States. Congress. House
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 2084

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 932

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Author: National Library of Medicine (U.S.)
Publisher:
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Category : Medicine
Languages : en
Pages : 892

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Author: United States. Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Publisher:
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Category : Printing, Public
Languages : en
Pages : 482

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Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Astronautics. Subcommittee on Science, Research, and Development
Publisher:
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Category : Astronautics and state
Languages : en
Pages : 910

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Author: Esyllt W. Jones
Publisher: Univ. of Manitoba Press
ISBN: 0887553575
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 264

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At the turn of the twentieth century, Winnipeg was the fastest-growing city in North America. But its days as a diverse and culturally rich metropolis did not end when the boom collapsed. Prairie Metropolis brings together some of the best new graduate research on the history of Winnipeg and makes a groundbreaking contribution to the history of the city between 1900 and the 1980s. The essays in this collection explore the development of social institutions such as the city’s police force, juvenile court, health care institutions, volunteer organizations, and cultural centres. They offer critical analyses on ethnic, gender, and class inequality and conflict, while placing Winnipeg’s experiences in national and international contexts.

Author: Connecticut. Public Utilities Commission
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Category : Public service commissions
Languages : en
Pages : 676

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Author: United States. Congress
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1592

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Category : Endowments
Languages : en
Pages : 376

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