«Eighth Sister No More»: The Origins and Evolution of

«Eighth Sister No More»: The Origins and Evolution of Connecticut College (History of Schools and Schooling)

When founded in 1911, Connecticut College for Women was a pioneering womenâ€™s college that sought to prepare the progressive eraâ€™s Â«new womanÂ» 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 womenâ€™s higher education. This book makes the case for the significance of Connecticut Collegeâ€™s birth and evolution, and contextualizes the college in the history of womenâ€™s education. Â«Eighth Sister No MoreÂ» examines Connecticut College for Womenâ€™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 womenâ€™s roles and alterations in curricular emphasis; and the role local community ties played at the collegeâ€™s point of origin and during the recent presidency of Claire Gaudiani, the only alumna to lead the college. Examining Connecticut Collegeâ€™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 womenâ€™s history, Â«Eighth Sister No MoreÂ» provides an illuminating view into the liberal arts segment of American higher education.
Country USA
Brand Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Manufacturer Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781433112201
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften
Manufacturer	Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781433112201
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

«Eighth Sister No More»: The Origins and Evolution of Connecticut College (History of Schools and Schooling)

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