Abstract: "A renowned sociologist presents the real facts about women in academic life - their productivity, creativity, incentives, and drive - and shows how they hate being held back."

Abstract: "This Handbook is a guide to development of projects whose goals are to meet the information needs of a community agency and to give students an experience of the practical utility of academic research skills."

Abstract: "...we began by tying to put aside our preconceptions and prejudices and to impartially examine these sex differences in in mathematics."

Abstract: "The chapters in this book represent an evolving generation of scholarship on the goals for education for women as well as the role and position of women in education."

Abstract: "In this collection, Sandra Harding interrogates some of the classic essays from the last fifteen years in order to explore the basic and troubling questions about science and social experience, gender, and politics."

Howe, F., Howard, S., & Boehm Strauss, M. J. (1982). Everywoman's Guide to Colleges and Universities.

Abstract: "Rates institutions in these categories: women in leadership positions (students, faculty, and administrators), women and the curriculum, and women in athletics."

Knox, B. S. (1975). Trends in the Counseling of Women in Higher Education 1957-1973.

Abstract: "The purpose of this paper is to trace the sequence of events in the United States since 1957 that has led to the emergence of several trends which have culminated in the present greater emphasis and new focus on the counseling of girls and women."

MPIRG. (1981). Minnesota Women's Legal Rights Handbook.

Abstract: "This handbook concerns the legal rights of Minnesota women...reflects the law as it existed in June, 1981."

Oliker, S., Walker, S., & Seavers, S. (1987). How to be Successful Single Parent at the University of Utah.

Abstract: A handbook that talks primarily about being a single parent at the University of Utah, but also includes information about government social services, child care, and strategies.

Smith, J. K., & Smith, L. G. (1994). Education Today: The Foundations of a Profession.

Abstract: "Education Today introduces students to the teaching profession and examines the diverse forces, events, and ideas that influence and shape education."

Sturtevant, S. M., & Strang, R. (1928). A Personnel Study of Deans of Women in Teachers Colleges and Normal Schools.

Abstract: "Previous studies of the work of dean of women in teachers colleges and normal schools, valuable as they are, have been inadequate in scope, both in respect to facts obtained and institutions surveyed. This study aims to find a more comprehensive view of the field as it is at the present time and to furnish a basis for future studies."

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