Daring to educate : the legacy of the early Spelman College presidents / Yolanda L. Watson and Sheila T. Gregory ; foreword by Johnnetta B. Cole ; epilogue by Beverly Daniel Tatum.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Yolanda L. (Yolanda Letitia), 1971-

Contributor:

Gregory, Sheila T.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Spelman College--History.

Spelman College.

Spelman College--Presidents.

Women's colleges--Georgia--Atlanta--History.

Women's colleges.

African American women--Education (Higher)--Georgia--Atlanta--History.

African American women.

African American women--Education (Higher).

History.

Presidents.

Georgia--Atlanta.

Physical Description:

xv, 208 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Sterling, Va. : Stylus, 2005.

Summary:

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Contents:

Introduction

The higher education of Black women

Our whole school for Christ

New directions : toward collegiate status

Onward and upward

the creation of a liberal arts institution

The socialization of Spelman students

Conclusion.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-178) and index.

ISBN:

1579221084

1579221092

1579221351

157922136X

OCLC:

57169897