Taking Women Seriously: Lessons and Legacies for Educating the Majority
by M. Elizabeth Tidball, Daryl G. Smith, Charles S. Tidball, Lisa E. Wolf-Wendel
Category: Education

Over the past 25 years, research findings have continued to underscore the direct and positive impact of women's colleges--institutions where the academic aspirations of women are the focus of the entire educational community. This book identifies the distinctive characteristics that make these colleges preeminent contributors of achieving women to the wider society. The authors also explain how the lessons and legacies of these institutions have the potential to enhance the education environment at all colleges.