Reviews the memoirs of the first women to receive a university education in Germany, pointing out the inconsistency inherent in the promotion of women while limiting access to the professions for which they had trained. (Author/BSR)

This paper is based on 10 firsthand accounts of black women who graduated from historically white institutions. Four of the narratives came from autobiographies, those of educators Fanny Jackson and Lena Beatrice Morton, social activist Mary Church Terrell, and political activist and author Angela Davis. Three of the other accounts were taken from…

The history of the social, legal, and educational aspects of equal opportunity and equal results are outlined, and the rift between the two principles is described. Equal opportunity laws work, especially when enforced expeditiously, and are supported by most Americans. Equal results laws are a failure and counterproductive. (Author/AL)

Social prejudice by Texas-Anglo society as reflected by politicians and administrators resulted in a segregated school system. However, the Mexican community never passively accepted discrimination in the schools. The American G.I. Forum's records and the action of the World War II generation indicate that Mexicans have long struggled to acquire…

Assesses the impact that Edward Hammond Clarke's position on women's right to participate in higher education had on the moderate wing of the women's movement. Reflects on the debate provoked by his views that women and men should be educated differently. (KO)

In the early twentieth century, children were prohibited from speaking Spanish. Thus, female teachers, as enforcers of the rules, reproduced the social relations found in society and legitimized and perpetuated class and ethnic stratification. By doing so they separated themselves from Hispanic women. (Author/NQ)

Chicanos have been and still are segregated and discriminated against in political, judicial, social, economic, educational, and psychological ways. Historical and current evidence supports the fact that Chicanos are segregated and discriminated against in ways that rival or exceed that segregation and discrimination practiced against Blacks.…

The history of left-handedness can provide teachers and parents a better understanding of left-handed children and give those children more pride in their difference. No child should be made to feel that he or she is abnormal because of using the left hand, although some specific instruction for these students is necessary in handwriting. Many…

An attorney involved in Alaska's "Molly Hootch Case" chronicles the events surrounding the class action suit, which resulted in a 1976 consent decree to establish a high school program in all of the 126 villages that wanted one. Legal, educational, and cultural consequences for bush Alaska are discussed. (BS)

Presents an historical perspective of the education of Black Americans. Since World War II, strides have been made in Black enrollment and participation at all levels of education, but Black Americans have not yet achieved complete access to one of the most cherished of America's dreams and promises--education. (Author)

Challenges the historical myth of egalitarianism in Scottish education through a reconstruction of the different experiences of men and women teachers in the 19th century. Concludes that in structuralist and materialist terms the Scottish coeducational system was relatively more oppressive for women teachers than the English system. (DSK)

In the case of Lucile Bluford, a respected Black woman journalist applying for admission to the University of Missouri School of Journalism in 1939, an examination of the archives and records, newspaper and magazine articles, scholarly works on the case, and an interview with Miss Bluford makes it clear that University of Missouri officials were…

This article reviews the historical development of elementary schools, particularly with respect to the miseducation of minority students. The author notes that the social stratification that characterizes American society is institutionalized within the school. Recommendations for an effective education for all students are made. (MT)

This paper reviews the historical and legal context of the drive for greater equity in education, with a focus on racial equality. An overview of other papers in this series is also presented. The conclusion is drawn that although considerable progress has been made in achieving greater racial equity in education, much remains to be done. Blacks…

Examines problems historically and currently faced by Black athletes involved in intercollegiate sports on predominantly White campuses. Many such students are academically underprepared and face issues such as housing discrimination, social isolation, and demeaning attitudes of coaches and peers. Black college athletes rarely receive experiences…