Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner Perkins
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
It's surprising to learn that just 50 or so years ago many ivy league universities did not admit women. 1969 was the first year Yale admitted women, but only a few compared to men. The book covers how this first group of women challenged the president of Yale, Kingman Brewster, and the governing body Yale Corporation, to get rid of sex discrimination, and admit students on the basis of merit not sex.
The focus is on just a few of the first women: Shirley Daniels, Kit McClure, Lawrie Mifflin, Connie Royster and Elizabeth Spahn. They aren't the only women detailed, but we keep going back to what these women in the first group admitted to Yale did and how they experienced the university. Such as Kit McClure was the first Yale band member. Laurie Mifflin started a women's field hockey team. We also get the view of Elsa Wasserman, the first administrator to oversee women's education in Yale.
An interesting and informative read!
I received a free copy of this book at a library conference. I was not required to write a review, but felt like it and, of course, the above opinions are my own.
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