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\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 yearsâencompassing two world wars, an economic depression, and the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendmentâgenerations 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, 1880â1945 \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 womenâSarah Blanding, Frances Jewell McVey, and Sarah Bennett Holmesâwho 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 |
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