Bright epoch : women & coeducation in the American West / Andrea G. Radke-Moss.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Radke-Moss, Andrea G.

Series:

Women in the West.

Women in the West

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Coeducation--West (U.S.).

Coeducation.

Sexism in higher education--West (U.S.).

Sexism in higher education.

Women college students--West (U.S.).

Women college students.

Women--Education--West (U.S.).

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (369 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

With the passage of the Morrill Act in 1862, many states in the Midwest and the West chartered land-grant colleges following the Civil War. Because of both progressive ideologies and economic necessity, these institutions admitted women from their inception and were among the first public institutions to practice coeducation. Although female students did not feel completely accepted by their male peers and professors in the land-grant environment, many of them nonetheless successfully negotiated greater gender inclusion for themselves and their peers.

Contents:

Contents; Illustrations; Tables and Graphs; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Making a Welcome for Women Students; 2. The Place of Women Students; 3. The Early Practice of Coeducation; 4. Women Students' Sociality; 5. Women's Course Work; 6. Under the Gaze; 7. "The American Eagle in Bloomers"; 8. Challenging Political Separation; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 331-341) and index.

ISBN:

9786611958503

9781281958501

1281958506

9780803219427

0803219423

OCLC:

299181433