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Adventures Abroad North American Women at German-Speaking Universities, 1868-1915
Sandra L. Singer
ISBN: 0-313-32371-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-32371-3
288 pages
Praeger Publishers
Publication: 4/30/2003
List Price: $85.00 (UK Sterling Price: £58.95)
Discount Price: $42.50 Sale Price for U.S. Customers Only. Save 50%. Ends 12/31/2009.
Availability: In Stock
Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4
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Description: In the period between the Civil War and World War I, German universities provided North American women with opportunities in graduate and professional training that were not readily available to them at home. This training allowed women to compete to a greater degree with men in increasingly professionalized fields. In return for such opportunities, these women played a key role in opening up German universities to all women. Many devoted the rest of their lives to creating better research and graduate opportunities for other women, forever changing the course of higher education in North America.

This study provides accounts of the incredible barriers encountered by these first women students in Europe. It documents their perseverance and hard-won triumphs and includes as well the stories of the progressive men who mentored them and fought for their rights to higher education. Never before has documentation of so many North American students at German-speaking universities been included in one volume. This collection of stories from women across disciplines makes it possible to assess the truly remarkable nature of their combined contributions to higher education and research in North America and Europe.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
    Studying Abroad
    Women in Medicine
    Women in the Humanities
    Women in Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
    Women in the Social Sciences and Psychology
    Women in the Fine Arts
    Conclusion
    Bibliography
    Index
About the Author: SANDRA L. SINGER is Associate Professor of German at Alfred University.
LCC Class: 378
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