Somerville for Women by Pauline Adams

Somerville for Women by Pauline Adams

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This work tells the story of the pioneering Oxford women's college, Somerville, whose alumnae include a Nobel prizewinner for chemistry, two Prime Ministers, and a whole school of novelists.

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Somerville for Women by Pauline Adams

Somerville for Women is the first history to appear for 75 years of the pioneering Oxford women's college whose alumnae include a Nobel prizewinner for chemistry, two prime ministers, and a whole school of novelists. It is a domestic history whose account of the strategies adopted by an academic community of women, first to gain acceptance by a male university, and then to survive within a mixed one, is of more than domestic interest. Drawing on a rich archive, and a wide range of published sources, it provides significant insights into the history of the University and touches on many aspects of women's studies. The concluding account of the circumstances leading in 1992 to the controversial decision to admit men raises a number of issues of importance for higher education in general and Oxford in particular.
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ISBN 13 9780199201822
ISBN 10 019920182X
Title Somerville for Women
Author Pauline Adams
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Oxford University Press
Year published 1996-05-30
Number of pages 394
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.