Vassar College was founded in 1861, two miles from the banks of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie by Matthew Vassar, a self-made businessman. The college grew to confirm its founder's precedent-breaking vision that women would profit from intellectual opportunities in the liberal arts similar to those that Ivy League institutions had long offered the other gender. The college has grown and changed with the times, first countering Victorian prejudices that women were not suited for serious study, always leading the way as opportunities to broaden the spectrum of women's education developed. In the tumultuous decade of the 1960s, Vassar College again broke precedent, turning itself from a single-sex institution into one in which true coeducation exists. After 139 years, Vassar is poised for the changes under way and yet to come in the twenty-first century.
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Authors Maryann Bruno, associate director of college relations, and Elizabeth A. Daniels, Vassar historian and retired Vassar professor and dean, know their subject well and have worked together in the college libraries' collections to produce this book. They are both Vassar alumnae. Many photographers have had their cameras focused on the campus and environs since the 1870s, allowing these photographic chroniclers to sample Vassar's past.
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At only 128 pages and mostly pictures, this book can easily be read in a single sitting. This is an interesting book, but I suspect its appeal will be limited to students, alumni, and faculty of Vassar. The authors detail the growth of Vassar College under its various Presidents. They include some very interesting little historical facts and the photography is wonderful. While the authors address changes occurring on the campus of the college over the years, the focus of the authors is upon the campus and its students. This book tells the story of people, buildings and groundbreaking ceremonies. If you are looking for a more interpretative history of Vassar College and how this institution has affected higher education in this country, particularly the higher education of women, you will not find it in this book. Although it was not what I expected when I purchased the book, I did enjoy it and I do recommend it to those individuals wishing to learn more about the campus.
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In 1855, Rev. Milo P. Jewett, a newly arrived Dartmouth graduate interested in education for women, purchased from Matthew Vassar the Cottage Hill Seminary in Poughkeepsie after the death of proprietor Lydia Booth, Matthew Vassar's niece. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vassar College, Main Building, Matthew Vassar, Maria Mitchell, World War, President Taylor, Dixie Sheridan, Founder's Day, Frederick Ferris Thompson, Hudson River, Blodgett Hall, Diane Zucker, Van Ingen, Gate Lodge, New York City, Raymond Avenue, Benson Lossing, Bronson Ingram Library, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, George Laws, Vassar Brothers Laboratory, Vassar Experimental Theatre, John Raymond, Loire Valley, Phi Beta Kappa New!
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In 1855, Rev. Milo P. Jewett, a newly arrived Dartmouth graduate interested in education for women, purchased from Matthew Vassar the Cottage Hill Seminary in Poughkeepsie after the death of proprietor Lydia Booth, Matthew Vassar's niece. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Vassar College, Main Building, Matthew Vassar, Maria Mitchell, World War, President Taylor, Dixie Sheridan, Founder's Day, Frederick Ferris Thompson, Hudson River, Blodgett Hall, Diane Zucker, Van Ingen, Gate Lodge, New York City, Raymond Avenue, Benson Lossing, Bronson Ingram Library, Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, George Laws, Vassar Brothers Laboratory, Vassar Experimental Theatre, John Raymond, Loire Valley, Phi Beta Kappa New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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