Woman's Education The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College

Name: Woman's Education The Road from Coorain Leads to Smith College
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ISBN: 9780679744627

ISBN-10: 0679744622

ISBN-13: 9780679744627

Edition: 2001

Authors: Jill Ker Conway

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The beloved bestselling author of The Road from Coorain and True North continues her remarkable autobiography with an account of her decade as the first woman president of Smith College–a time when she was faced with the challenge of reinventing women’s education and with the demands of her own life. Conway took on the helm at Smith at the height of exploding culture wars and the rising popularity of coeducation. With the college’s future at stake, she battled conservative faculty, ossified traditions, and doubtful funders to turn Smith into a place committed to preparing young women for the new realities of the future. Through it all, Conway served as an inspiration to thousands of…

Book details

List price: $14.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 11/12/2002
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 5.20" wide x 8.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English



Prelude



Choice



Beside Paradise



Energy Field



Job Description



Scholars with Pines



After the Leaves Are Down



The Politics of Women's Education



Sostenuto


Acknowledgments