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Book SynopsisWhen founded in 1911, Connecticut College for Women was a pioneering women's college that sought to prepare the progressive era's new woman 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 women's higher education. This book makes the case for the significance of Connecticut College's birth and evolution, and contextualizes the college in the history of women's education.
Eighth Sister No More examines Connecticut College for Women'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 women's roles and alterations in curricular emphasis; and the role local community ties played at the college's point of origin and during the recent presidency of Claire Gaudiani, the only alumna to lead the colleg
Trade Review«Paul P. Marthers has produced a well-written and well-researched examination of a college and its journey from single-sex to co-ed. He does a wonderful job of distilling all of the characters involved, illuminating important gender issues.» (Marybeth Gasman, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania)
«Paul P. Marthers has produced a well-written and well-researched examination of a college and its journey from single-sex to co-ed. He does a wonderful job of distilling all of the characters involved, illuminating important gender issues.» (Marybeth Gasman, Associate Professor of Higher Education, University of Pennsylvania)
