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More Than Lore
Marion Talbot
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Description for More Than Lore
hardcover. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBBNC; HBJK; JFSJ1; JNMN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 137 x 20. Weight in Grams: 408.
The founding articles of the University of Chicago contained what was for the era a shocking declaration: "To provide, impart, and furnish opportunities for all departments of higher education to persons of both sexes on equal terms." In a time when many still scoffed at educating women, the university was firmly co-ed from the very start. One of its first hires was Marion Talbot. Ready for the adventure of a lifetime, she set her sights on Chicago at a time when the city was still considered all but the Wild West. Talbot eventually became the University of Chicago's first Dean ... Read more
The founding articles of the University of Chicago contained what was for the era a shocking declaration: "To provide, impart, and furnish opportunities for all departments of higher education to persons of both sexes on equal terms." In a time when many still scoffed at educating women, the university was firmly co-ed from the very start. One of its first hires was Marion Talbot. Ready for the adventure of a lifetime, she set her sights on Chicago at a time when the city was still considered all but the Wild West. Talbot eventually became the University of Chicago's first Dean ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
160
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226316703
SKU
V9780226316703
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About Marion Talbot
Marion Talbot (1858-1948) was dean of women at the University of Chicago from 1895 to 1925 and co-founder of what would become the American Association of University Women. She was the author or coauthor of six books.
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