Liberating sanctuary : 100 years of women's education at the College of St. Catherine / editors, Jane Lamm Carroll, Joanne Cavallaro, Sharon Doherty.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College of St. Catherine.

Women--Education (Higher).

Women.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (221 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Lexington Books, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The essays in Liberating Sanctuary: 100 Years of Women's Education at the College of St. Catherine, edited by Jane Lamm Carroll, Joanne Cavallaro, and Sharon Doherty examine key figures, decisions, and ideas over the College's 100 year history, linking the story through a central theme: the paradox of institutional goals that seek both to liberate and constrain women. Since its founding, St. Catherine's has promoted women's leadership and autonomy, sometimes by design, sometimes by acci

Contents:

pt. 1. Liberating visions, remarkable lives

pt. 2. Intellectual life : in and out of the classroom

pt. 3. Unique legacy : faculty and student experiences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-66699-972-5

1-283-36180-9

9786613361806

0-7391-7091-0

OCLC:

768732001