{"product_id":"eighth-sister-no-more-alan-r-sadovnik-9781433112201","title":"«Eighth Sister No More»: The Origins and Evolution of Connecticut College","description":"When founded in 1911, Connecticut College for Women was a pioneering women's college that sought to prepare the progressive era's new woman to be self-sufficient. Despite a path-breaking emphasis on preparation for work in the new fields opening to women, Connecticut College and its peers have been overlooked by historians of women's higher education. This book makes the case for the significance of Connecticut College's birth and evolution, and contextualizes the college in the history of women's education. \u003ci\u003eEighth Sister No More\u003c\/i\u003e examines Connecticut College for Women's founding mission and vision, revealing how its grassroots founding to provide educational opportunity for women was altered by coeducation; how the college has been shaped by changes in thinking about women's roles and alterations in curricular emphasis; and the role local community ties played at the college's point of origin and during the recent presidency of Claire Gaudiani, the only alumna to lead the college. Examining Connecticut College's founding in the context of its evolution illustrates how founding mission and vision inform the way colleges describe what they are and do, and whether there are essential elements of founding mission and vision that must be remembered or preserved. Drawing on archival research, oral history interviews, and seminal works on higher education history and women's history, \u003ci\u003eEighth Sister No More\u003c\/i\u003e provides an illuminating view into the liberal arts segment of American higher education.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan R. Sadovnik,Paul P. Marthers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1433112205\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781433112201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/11\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 270\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.59d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 221","brand":"Alan R. Sadovnik","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48444834152703,"sku":"9781433112201","price":50.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c120497-03e0-4c25-ac3c-01b8420cccc4.jpg?v=1777214869","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/eighth-sister-no-more-alan-r-sadovnik-9781433112201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}