{"product_id":"our-rightful-place-a-history-of-women-at-the-university-of-kentucky-1880-1945-hardcover","title":"Our Rightful Place: A History of Women at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1945 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTerry L. Birdwhistell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDeirdre A. Scaggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1880, forty-three women walked into the president's office at the University of Kentucky (UK) and signed the student register, becoming the first female students at a public college in the commonwealth. But gaining admittance was only the beginning. For the next sixty-five years-encompassing two world wars, an economic depression, and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment-generations of women at UK claimed and reclaimed their right to an equitable university experience. Their work remains unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on yearbooks, photographs, and other private collections, \u003ci\u003eOur Rightful Place: A History of Women at the University of Kentucky, 1880-1945 \u003c\/i\u003eexamines the struggle for gender equity in higher education through the lens of one major institution. In the face of shifting resistance, pioneering women constructed opportunities for themselves. Terry L. Birdwhistell and Deirdre A. Scaggs highlight three women-Sarah Blanding, Frances Jewell McVey, and Sarah Bennett Holmes-who fought for access to basic facilities that were denied to UK women for decades, including housing and study spaces. By examining the trials and triumphs of UK's first female undergraduates, faculty, and administrators, this book uncovers the lasting impact women had on higher learning in the early days of coeducation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTerry L. Birdwhistell \u003c\/b\u003eis senior oral historian and founding director of the Louie B. Nunn Center for Oral History at the University of Kentucky Libraries. He is former president of the Oral History Association and previously served as Dean of Libraries at UK Libraries. He has contributed to numerous collections, including \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Louisville \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Kentucky Encyclopedia, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand is co-general editor of \u003ci\u003e Kentucky Remembered: An Oral History Series. \u003c\/i\u003eHis articles have appeared in publications such as \u003ci\u003eKentucky Law Journal\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003e Kentucky Review\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDeirdre A. Scaggs \u003c\/b\u003eis associate dean of the University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center. She also serves as director of the Wendell H. Ford Public Policy Research Center. She is author of \u003ci\u003eWomen in Lexington\u003c\/i\u003e and coauthor of \u003ci\u003eThe Historic Kentucky Kitchen: Traditional Recipes for Today's Cook.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 262\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51792079814944,"sku":"9780813179377","price":68.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/e128d5ebe882bdfda66f8face4b62d28.webp?v=1780694249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/our-rightful-place-a-history-of-women-at-the-university-of-kentucky-1880-1945-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}