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Coming of the Coed, 1872-1995

 Series

Scope and Contents

This series is a collection of articles, clippings, correspondence, manuscripts, and papers associated to the arrival of women and their first decade at Beloit College. Most of this material dates back to the turn of the 20th century and ranges from the 1870s to the 1920s, including events as well as discussions, opinions, criticism of coeducation. Other records are from the later part of the 1900s, providing retrospective comments on past events and experiences.

Dates

  • 1872-1995

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research; however, certain materials are very fragile and require Archives staff for handling, or use may be restricted altogether.

Biographical / Historical

Liz Renner'92 gathered a collection on early coeducation information to write the booklet Hail to the Conquering Coed: The First Year of Coeducation, celebrating the centennial of women at Beloit College. In this second Beloit College Archives Publication, Renner describes the first decade of coeducation, such as the academic challenges and successes of the women, and the extracurricular and social activities they created or joined. The booklet is divided into five parts with an introduction and a conclusion. It begins with a general survey of women's education in the United States and then moves specifically to Beloit College's coeducational administration and opinions. While the third part expresses the first year after the women's arrival, the fourth expands by telling of the first ten years of coeducation at Beloit. The final part reveals life after Beloit for the first female graduates. With Renner's collected research, she created this series, naming it "Coming of the Coed." All the material and records included are related or associated to the Hail to the Conquering Coed: The First Year of Coeducation booklet by Liz Renner.

Extent

1 Linear Foot (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Beloit College Archives and Special Collections, Beloit, WI Repository

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