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UNINA9910828825503321 |
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Autore |
Eisenmann Linda <1952-> |
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Titolo |
Higher education for women in postwar America, 1945-1965 / / Linda Eisenmann |
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Baltimore, MD, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (291 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Women - Education (Higher) - United States - History - 20th century |
Education, Higher - United States - History - 20th century |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Postwar gender expectations and realities -- Educators consider the postwar college woman -- Research: the American Council on Education's Commission on the Education of Women -- Practice: advocacy in women's professional organizations -- Policy: the President's Commission on the Status of Women -- Women's continuing education as an institutional response -- The contributions and limitations of women's continuing education. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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By redefining our understanding of activism and assessing women's efforts within the context of their milieu, this innovative work reclaims an era often denigrated for its lack of attention to women. |
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