As a pioneer woman educator, Mary Rippon received wide acclaim for her teaching, but in order to keep her job, she hid her husband and child behind a Victorian curtain of secrecy. Now, for the first time, "Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon" reveals the conflicts between this extraordinary woman's public and private lives.
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An engaging juxtaposition of late 1800s morality and millennial openness. -- Clay Evans, Boulder Daily Camera, March 14, 1999
Pettem has done an excellent job of reconstructing Rippon's secret life and turning it into an absorbing narrative. -- Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, May 9, 1999
This book is highly recommended for both public and academic libraries. A real page-turner. -- Nancy Carter, Colorado Libraries, Winter 1999
Pettem has done an excellent job of reconstructing Rippon's secret life and turning it into an absorbing narrative. -- Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, May 9, 1999
This book is highly recommended for both public and academic libraries. A real page-turner. -- Nancy Carter, Colorado Libraries, Winter 1999
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As a pioneer woman educator, Mary Rippon received wide acclaim for her teaching, but in order to keep her job, she hid her husband and child behind a curtain of secrecy. Now, for the first time, Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon, reveals the conflicts between this extraordinary woman's public and private lives.
The following true story follows Mary from the small midwestern farm where she was born to the great centers of culture in Europe. In January of 1878, after years of education in Germany, France, and Switzerland, the soft-spoken twenty-seven-year-old woman was welcomed at the newly opened University of Colorado in the small frontier town of Boulder. The growth of her lengthy career paralleled the growth of the university where she worked her way up from the first female faculty member to the university's first female professor, eventually chairing the department of German language and literature.
Modest and unassuming, "Miss Rippon" taught in the male-dominated world of nineteenth century academia where she shielded her womanly emotions from the public eye. She was a professional woman and a mother in an era when these two roles could not be combined.
Hidden romance and familial responsibilities spanned two continents, and in an age of meager salaries and lengthy sea voyages, she managed to travel to Europe and back eight times. This biography does not tarnish "Miss Rippon's" well-deserved reputation but uncovers the human side of a woman whose circumstances clashed with the mores of her times.
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Silvia Pettem has roots in the East, but her heart--and her passion for history--is in the West. Pettem calls herself a historical detective and has done extensive research for individuals, businesses, and governments; freelanced for a number of publications; and written a dozen books--including Boulder: Evolution of a City and the award-winning biography, Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon. She has two grown daughters and four grandchildren and lives with her husband and cat in the mountains west of Boulder, where she continues her research and writing.
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Fascinating picture of a man's world a century ago.,
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This review is from: Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon (Paperback)
Perhaps this is an 'expert review' because I have just retired from thirty years on the faculty at the University of Colorado, Boulder. Dr. Sewall showed good sense to hire her in those early days. Who today would teach German, French and mathematics. I weep for her adversity, but I rejoice for her courage. How much easier my life has been because of her.
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"Mary Rippon, Separate Lives" by Silvia Pettem,
This review is from: Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon (Hardcover)
I just finished reading "Separate Lives", which was given to me as a present, and I just had to write and say how much I enjoyed the book. Mary Rippon's story is, of course, gripping in itself, but Silvia Pettem's telling of it was a pure delight to read! I could hardly bear to put it down, and I felt like I was right there in the room with those people and couldn't wait to see what they would do next. I work at the University in Boulder, so took extra pleasure in the descriptions of the early days on campus. I think this would make a great book club choice--so much fodder for discussion in all aspects of the story. And now I can't wait to read Ms Pettem's other books. I'm so happy to see there is a good, long list of them!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
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A WONDERFUL BOOK TO READ,
By Daisy Daley (Boulder, Colorado, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Separate Lives: The Story of Mary Rippon (Hardcover)
I really enjoyed this book!! It is very well written and captivating. I couldn't put it down. It amazes me what strides women have made in the workplace over the last 100 years. This is a great book for history lovers, professors and for all women.
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