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"Martha Van Rensselaer Her Professional Image and Association with Eleanor Roosevelt" Ingrid Mahnke, 1990-05-01

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

From the Collection:

Papers written by students in HDFS 258 (Women's Studies 238). Topics include the Farmers' Wives Reading Course, given by the College of Home Economics, Martha Van Rensselaer, the "domecon" (Domestic Economics) baby program, and a 1948 film about the college. Miscellaneous topics concern organization including the Cosmopolitan Club, Frigga Fylgae, and S.E.D.O.W.A.H. (Scholarship, Enthusiasm, Dignity of Women in Agriculture and Home Economics), and a paper on Flemmie P. Kittrell. Also papers written concerning the Co-Ed Protest, late 1890s, by Rachel Harris and Cathy Hogan.

Dates

  • 1990-05-01

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

Extent

.1 cubic feet. (.1 cubic feet.)

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

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