Abstract

WARDE, Mirian Jorge  and  ROCHA, Ana Cristina. Where were the women? Higher education in the United States between the 19th and 20th centuries. Educação. UNISINOS [online]. 2019, vol.23, n.1, pp.68-86.  Epub June 18, 2019. ISSN 2177-6210.  https://doi.org/10.4013/edu.2019.231.05.

By the time elementary school in the United States became the object of international interest for its innovating practices, women were systematically excluded from college education. It was not until the late 19th century that part of the resistance to the presence of women in the highest careers was broken. This article analyzes this process of inclusion, exploring the feminine strategies to occupy these places. Slosson’s (1910) narrative about the American universities will be compared to the specific case of Columbia University, highlighting the conflicts involved in this integration. Investigating the annual reports of the Teachers College and the works of Thomas (1986) and Weneck (1991, 1996), discussion will focus on the position occupied by the women who worked in the institution and the areas in which their presence was most significant. Thus, this article seeks to apprehend the female perspectives within this field, a relevant factor to understand the experience of Brazilian educators that visited the U.S. with the purpose of taking specialization courses in Education.

Keywords : Teachers College; university; women’s education.

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