Debating Women book cover

Debating Women: Gender, Education, and Spaces for Argument, 1835-1945 (2018)

Debating Women: Gender, Education, and Spaces for Argument, 1835-1945 (2018)

Spanning a historical period that begins with women’s exclusion from university debates and continues through their participation in coeducational intercollegiate competitions, Debating Women highlights the crucial role that debating organizations played as women sought to access the fruits of higher education in the United States and United Kingdom.