Bright Epoch: Women & Coeducation in the American West Contributor(s): Radke-Moss, Andrea G. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0803239653 ISBN-13: 9780803239654 Publisher: University of Nebraska Press OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2008 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Education | Higher - History | United States - 19th Century |
Dewey: 378.008 |
LCCN: 2008017275 |
Series: Women in the West |
Physical Information: 1.3" H x 6.3" W x 9" (1.50 lbs) 368 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
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Publisher Description:
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.
Andrea G. Radke-Moss is an assistant professor of history at Brigham Young University-Idaho. |