What is it about?
The period 1940-1955 was a pivotal moment in the history of higher education and the United States. The impact of the Second World War and the Cold War begin to shift race and gender relationships within academic institutions and the workplace in general. This article exams the intersection of race and gender in higher education during this pivotal moment.
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Why is it important?
Very few works of educational history have examined the unique situation of African American women within the context of higher education, both as students and professors.
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This research was a fascinating historical inquiry that was challenging since so little archival information could be found to support claims about these women's experience. Nevertheless, through persistence and searching in less obvious places, a picture gradually materialized.
Dr. Margaret S Crocco
Michigan State University
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This page is a summary of: Education and Marginality: Race and Gender in Higher Education, 1940–1955, History of Education Quarterly, February 2007, Cambridge University Press,
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-5959.2007.00075.x.
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