A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard - Hardcover
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231178006ISBN-10:023117800XUPC:9780231178006Book Category:Education, HistoryBook Subcategory:Organizations & Institutions, History, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCBVX0GBPG
A College of Her Own: The History of Barnard
In 1889, Annie Nathan Meyer, still in her early twenties, led the effort to start Barnard College after Columbia College refused to admit women. Named after a former Columbia president, Frederick Barnard, who had advocated for Columbia to become coeducational, Barnard, despite many ups and downs, became one of the leading women's colleges in the United States.
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Columbia University PressISBN-13:9780231178006ISBN-10:023117800XUPC:9780231178006Book Category:Education, HistoryBook Subcategory:Organizations & Institutions, History, United StatesBook Topic:State & LocalSize:9.00 x 6.20 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.4506Product ID:SCBVX0GBPG
Robert McCaughey is professor of history and Janet H. Robb Chair in the Social Sciences at Barnard College. His previous Columbia University Press books include Stand, Columbia: A History of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1754-2004 (2003) and A Lever Long Enough: A History of Columbia's School of Engineering and Applied Science Since 1864 (2014).
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