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Vassar College

Author : Maryann Bruno
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738504544
Total Pages : 134 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Vassar College written by Maryann Bruno and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2001-02-01 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vassar College was founded in 1861, two miles from the banks of the Hudson River in Poughkeepsie by Matthew Vassar, a self-made businessman. The college grew to confirm its founder's precedent-breaking vision that women would profit from intellectual opportunities in the liberal arts similar to those that Ivy League institutions had long offered the other gender. The college has grown and changed with the times, first countering Victorian prejudices that women were not suited for serious study, always leading the way as opportunities to broaden the spectrum of women's education developed. In the tumultuous decade of the 1960s, Vassar College again broke precedent, turning itself from a single-sex institution into one in which true coeducation exists. After 139 years, Vassar is poised for the changes under way and yet to come in the twenty-first century.

Vassar College

Author : Karen Van Lengen
Publisher : Princeton Architectural Press
ISBN 13 : 9781568983493
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Vassar College written by Karen Van Lengen and published by Princeton Architectural Press. This book was released on 2004-03 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The newest titles in the Princeton Architectural Press Campus Guide series take readers on authoritative tours of two prestigious colleges, Vassar and Dartmouth. Beautifully photographed in full color, the guides present architectural walks of these American college campuses distinguished for landmark buildings-Vassar showcasing a developing expression of changes in women's education and Dartmouth revealing the provincial design roots and rural setting of the prominent Ivy League college.

Other Worlds

Author : Christopher G. White
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 0674984293
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (749 download)

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Download or read book Other Worlds written by Christopher G. White and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2018-03-16 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christopher White points to ways that both spiritual practices and scientific speculation about multiverses and invisible dimensions are efforts to peer into the hidden elements and even existential meaning of the universe. Creatively appropriated, these ideas can restore a spiritual sense that the world is greater than anything our eyes can see.

Adventures in Atomville

Author : Jill Linz
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780972262316
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (623 download)

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Download or read book Adventures in Atomville written by Jill Linz and published by . This book was released on 2009-06 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Atoms Niles and Livvie accidentally create a macroscope, which allows them to see the Outer World for the first time.

Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back

Author : Janice P. Nimura
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393248240
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (932 download)

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Download or read book Daughters of the Samurai: A Journey from East to West and Back written by Janice P. Nimura and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-05-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Nimura paints history in cinematic strokes and brings a forgotten story to vivid, unforgettable life." —Arthur Golden, author of Memoirs of a Geisha In 1871, five young girls were sent by the Japanese government to the United States. Their mission: learn Western ways and return to help nurture a new generation of enlightened men to lead Japan. Raised in traditional samurai households during the turmoil of civil war, three of these unusual ambassadors—Sutematsu Yamakawa, Shige Nagai, and Ume Tsuda—grew up as typical American schoolgirls. Upon their arrival in San Francisco they became celebrities, their travels and traditional clothing exclaimed over by newspapers across the nation. As they learned English and Western customs, their American friends grew to love them for their high spirits and intellectual brilliance. The passionate relationships they formed reveal an intimate world of cross-cultural fascination and connection. Ten years later, they returned to Japan—a land grown foreign to them—determined to revolutionize women’s education. Based on in-depth archival research in Japan and in the United States, including decades of letters from between the three women and their American host families, Daughters of the Samurai is beautifully, cinematically written, a fascinating lens through which to view an extraordinary historical moment.

The Gilded Years

Author : Karin Tanabe
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501110462
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Gilded Years written by Karin Tanabe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-06-07 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Passing meets The House of Mirth in this “utterly captivating” (Kathleen Grissom, New York Times bestselling author of The Kitchen House) historical novel based on the true story of Anita Hemmings, the first black student to attend Vassar, who successfully passed as white—until she let herself grow too attached to the wrong person. Since childhood, Anita Hemmings has longed to attend the country’s most exclusive school for women, Vassar College. Now, a bright, beautiful senior in the class of 1897, she is hiding a secret that would have banned her from admission: Anita is the only African-American student ever to attend Vassar. With her olive complexion and dark hair, this daughter of a janitor and descendant of slaves has successfully passed as white, but now finds herself rooming with Louise “Lottie” Taylor, the scion of one of New York’s most prominent families. Though Anita has kept herself at a distance from her classmates, Lottie’s sphere of influence is inescapable, her energy irresistible, and the two become fast friends. Pulled into her elite world, Anita learns what it’s like to be treated as a wealthy, educated white woman—the person everyone believes her to be—and even finds herself in a heady romance with a moneyed Harvard student. It’s only when Lottie becomes infatuated with Anita’s brother, Frederick, whose skin is almost as light as his sister’s, that the situation becomes particularly perilous. And as Anita’s college graduation looms, those closest to her will be the ones to dangerously threaten her secret. Set against the vibrant backdrop of the Gilded Age, an era when old money traditions collided with modern ideas, Tanabe has written an unputdownable and emotionally compelling story of hope, sacrifice, and betrayal—and a gripping account of how one woman dared to risk everything for the chance at a better life.

Tasting French Terroir

Author : Thomas Parker
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520961331
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (29 download)

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Download or read book Tasting French Terroir written by Thomas Parker and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the origins and significance of the French concept of terroir, demonstrating that the way the French eat their food and drink their wine today derives from a cultural mythology that developed between the Renaissance and the Revolution. Through close readings and an examination of little-known texts from diverse disciplines, Thomas Parker traces terroir’s evolution, providing insight into how gastronomic mores were linked to aesthetics in language, horticulture, and painting and how the French used the power of place to define the natural world, explain comportment, and frame France as a nation.

Historical Sketch of Vassar College

Author : Vassar College
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 74 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Historical Sketch of Vassar College written by Vassar College and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Vassarion

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)

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Download or read book The Vassarion written by and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Covering the Campus

Author : Brian Farkas
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 1440126836
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (41 download)

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Download or read book Covering the Campus written by Brian Farkas and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among the oldest student publications in the United States, the Miscellany News traces its roots back to 1866. Beginning as a literary magazine and evolving into a contemporary newspaper, the paper has reported nearly 150 years of student experiences. The Miscellany has seen generations of Vassar College students who have witnessed the horrors of international war, felt the injustices of racial strife, and observed stirring protests unfold on their own campus. This narrative history of the Miscellany tells the story of the young men and women writing about their collegiate environment against the grand backdrop of American history. With careful qualitative and quantitative analysis-along with scores of interviews with former editors-Brian Farkas navigates the complex and fascinating history of the Miscellany. Blending historical investigation with his personal experience, Farkas presents a fascinating and often humorous window into journalism, history's first draft.

John McAndrew's Modernist Vision

Author : Mardges Bacon
Publisher : Chronicle Books
ISBN 13 : 1616897864
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (168 download)

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Download or read book John McAndrew's Modernist Vision written by Mardges Bacon and published by Chronicle Books. This book was released on 2018-11-06 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John McAndrew's Modernist Vision tells the compelling story of the architect, scholar, and curator John McAndrew, who played a key role in redefining modernism in the United States from the 1930s onward. The designer of the Vassar College Art Library—arguably the first modern interior on a college campus—and the curator of architecture at the Museum of Modern Art in New York from 1937 to 1941, McAndrew was instrumental in creating a distinct and innovative aesthetic that bridged the European modernist lineage and American regional vernacular. Providing a fascinating glimpse into McAndrew's life, his associations with important architects and artists, and the historical context that shaped his work, this book is a thoroughly researched testament to a man who left a powerful mark on the evolution of American architecture.

Historical Sketch of Vassar College

Author : VASSAR COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Historical Sketch of Vassar College written by VASSAR COLLEGE, POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Laws and Regulations of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y.

Author : Vassar College
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.A/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Laws and Regulations of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. written by Vassar College and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vassar College and Its Founder

Author : Benson John Lossing
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book Vassar College and Its Founder written by Benson John Lossing and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Sigurd Our Golden Collie

Author : Katharine Lee Bates
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 392 pages
Book Rating : 4.R/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Sigurd Our Golden Collie written by Katharine Lee Bates and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Vassar College

Author : Falcone Rachel
Publisher : College Prowler, Inc
ISBN 13 : 9781596581937
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (819 download)

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Download or read book Vassar College written by Falcone Rachel and published by College Prowler, Inc. This book was released on 2005 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides a look at Vassar College from the students' viewpoint.

Murder at Vassar

Author : Elizabeth Atwood Taylor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780896218321
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Murder at Vassar written by Elizabeth Atwood Taylor and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: San Francisco detective Maggie Elliott had come all the way to Vassar for her fifteenth reunion--only to find that murder was with her on campus. "Consistently entertaining . . . A wry and offbeat heroine".--Kirkus Reviews. Martin's.