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Bright epoch : women & coeducation in the American West /
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 institutio...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Lincoln :
University of Nebraska Press,
©2008.
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| Colección: | Women in the West.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 352 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-341) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780803219427 0803219423 |