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OverviewRutgers University’s Douglass Residential College is the only college for women that is nested within a major public research university in the United States. Although the number of women’s colleges has plummeted from a high of 268 in 1960 to 38 in 2016, Douglass is flourishing as it approaches its centennial in 2018. To explore its rich history, Kayo Denda, Mary Hawkesworth, Fernanda H. Perrone examine the strategic transformation of Douglass over the past century in relation to continuing debates about women’s higher education. The Douglass Century celebrates the college’s longevity and diversity as distinctive accomplishments, and analyzes the contributions of Douglass administrators, alumnae, and students to its survival, while also investigating multiple challenges that threatened its existence. This book demonstrates how changing historical circumstances altered the possibilities for women and the content of higher education, comparing the Jazz Age, American the Great Depression, the Second World War, the post-war Civil Rights era, and the resurgence of feminism in the 1970s and 1980s. Concluding in the present day, the authors highlight the college’s ongoing commitment to Mabel Smith Douglass’ founding vision, “to bring about an intellectual quickening, a cultural broadening in connection with specific training so that women may go out into the world fitted…for leadership…in the economic, political, and intellectual life of this nation.” In addition to providing a comprehensive history of the college, the book brings its subjects to life with eighty full-color images from the Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Kayo Denda , Mary Hawkesworth , Fernanda Perrone , Carol T. ChristPublisher: Rutgers University Press Imprint: Rutgers University Press Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 1.025kg ISBN: 9780813585413ISBN 10: 0813585414 Pages: 352 Publication Date: 12 April 2018 Recommended Age: From 16 to 99 years Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsThe Rutgers Century by Mary Snead--Rutgers Today 100-Year Journey At Douglass: From Early Technical Courses To STEM-Oriented Programs by Tom Wilk--Inside Jersey 100 Years--and Counting interview feature--Rutgers Magazine 100 years of Douglass College by Tom Wilk--NJ.com The Douglass Century: A new book by Rutgers faculty and staff examines the history and diversity of Douglass Residential College in celebration of its 100th anniversary by Merrie Snead--Rutgers Today Rutgers Magazine (Spring 2018 issue) mention of The Douglass Century in the Letters section--Rutgers Magazine 100 years of Douglass College by Tom Wilk--NJ.com The Douglass Century: A new book by Rutgers faculty and staff examines the history and diversity of Douglass Residential College in celebration of its 100th anniversary by Merrie Snead--Rutgers Today 100-Year Journey At Douglass: From Early Technical Courses To STEM-Oriented Programs by Tom Wilk--Inside Jersey 100 Years--and Counting interview feature--Rutgers Magazine The Rutgers Century by Mary Snead--Rutgers Today Rutgers Magazine (Spring 2018 issue) mention of The Douglass Century in the Letters section--Rutgers Magazine 100-Year Journey At Douglass: From Early Technical Courses To STEM-Oriented Programs by Tom Wilk--Inside Jersey 100 Years--and Counting interview feature--Rutgers Magazine 100 years of Douglass College by Tom Wilk--NJ.com The Rutgers Century by Mary Snead--Rutgers Today The Douglass Century: A new book by Rutgers faculty and staff examines the history and diversity of Douglass Residential College in celebration of its 100th anniversary by Merrie Snead--Rutgers Today Rutgers Magazine (Spring 2018 issue) mention of The Douglass Century in the Letters section--Rutgers Magazine 100 Years--and Counting interview feature--Rutgers Magazine The Rutgers Century by Mary Snead--Rutgers Today 100-Year Journey At Douglass: From Early Technical Courses To STEM-Oriented Programs by Tom Wilk--Inside Jersey 100 years of Douglass College by Tom Wilk--NJ.com The Douglass Century: A new book by Rutgers faculty and staff examines the history and diversity of Douglass Residential College in celebration of its 100th anniversary by Merrie Snead--Rutgers Today Rutgers Magazine (Spring 2018 issue) mention of The Douglass Century in the Letters section--Rutgers Magazine Author InformationKAYO DENDA is the head of the Margery Somers Foster Center and the women’s studies librarian at the Rutgers University Libraries, New Brunswick, New Jersey. In 2016, she won the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Women and Gender Studies Section (WGSS) Career Achievement Award. MARY HAWKESWORTH is distinguished professor of political science and women’s and gender studies at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. She is the editor of the leading feminist journal Signs and the author of many books, including Embodied Power: Demystifying Disembodied Politics. FERNANDA H. PERRONE is an archivist, head of the of the Exhibitions Program and curator of the William Elliot Griffis Collection in the Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries, New Brunswick. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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