Going coed : women's experiences in formerly men's colleges and universities, 1950-2000 / edited by Leslie Miller-Bernal and Susan L. Poulson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller-Bernal, Leslie, 1946-

Contributor:

Poulson, Susan L., 1959-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coeducation--United States--History--20th century.

Coeducation.

Women college students--United States--History--20th century.

Women college students.

History.

United States.

Physical Description:

xiii, 338 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Nashville [Tenn.] : Vanderbilt University Press, 2004.

Summary:

More than a quarter-century ago, the last great wave of coeducation in the United States resulted in the admission of women to almost all of the remaining men's colleges and universities. In thirteen original essays, Going Coed investigates the reasons behind this important phenomenon, describes how institutions have dealt with the changes, and captures the experiences of women who attended these schools.

Informed by a wealth of fresh research, the book is rich in both historical and sociological insights. In exploring specific cases, the essays illuminate such key issues as the impact of the women's movement and the development of women's studies as an academic discipline, the pressures exerted on institutions by economic necessities and legal challenges, and the strategies women have utilized in adapting to formerly all-male environments. In their conclusion, the editors synthesize some common trends among the case studies and assess what remains to be done to achieve gender equity in higher education.

Contents:

Section I The History of Coeducation

1 Introduction Coeducation: An Uneven Progression / Leslie Miller-Bernal 3

2 Two Unique Histories of Coeducation: Catholic and Historically Black Institutions / Susan L. Poulson, Leslie Miller-Bernal 22

Section II Coeducation before the Late 1960s

3 To Coeducation and Back Again: Gender and Organization at the University of Rochester / Christine Lundt, Susan L. Poulson, Leslie Miller-Bernal 55

4 A Historically Black Men's College Admits Women: The Case of Lincoln University / Leslie Miller-Bernal, Susan Gunn Pevar 80

Section III Conversion to Coeducation in the Ivy League

5 A Friendly Rivalry: Yale and Princeton Pursue Parallel Paths to Coeducation / Marcia Synnott 111

Section IV Masculine Cultures and Traditions

6 "Men of Dartmouth" and "The Lady Engineers": Coeducation at Dartmouth College and Lehigh University / Mary Frances Donley Forcier 153

7 Women's Admission to the University of Virginia: Tradition Transformed / Elizabeth L. Ihle 181

8 Coeducation but Not Equal Opportunity: Women Enter Boston College / Loretta Higgins 198

Section V Structural Issues

9 A Religious and a Public University: The Transitions to Coeducation at Georgetown and Rutgers / Susan L. Poulson 221

10 Coeducation after a Decade of Coordination: The Case of Hamilton College / Leslie Miller-Bernal 245

Section VI Coeducation beyond Liberal Arts

11 "Toxic Virus" or Lady Virtue: Gender Integration and Assimilation at West Point and VMI / Diane Diamond, Michael Kimmel 263

12 Women's Movement into Technical Fields: A Comparison of Technical and Community Colleges / Regina Deil-Amen 287

13 Conclusion: Coeducation and Gender Equal Education / Susan L. Poulson, Leslie Miller-Bernal 309.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0826514480

0826514499

OCLC:

55036914