Women Administrators in Higher Education: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives (SUNY series, Frontiers in Education) - Softcover

..".build[s] on the growing body of work on gender and the history of higher education, inviting us to consider a more nuanced interpretation of the work of early pioneers and the sometimes unanticipated consequences of that work." -- History of Education Quarterly

"The most appealing aspect of this book is the authors' contention--and their organizing principle--that historians of women's higher education and practitioners in higher education have more to say to each other than is generally recognized. The effort to combine historical and practitioner scholarship in one volume is unique and thoughtful." -- Linda Eisenmann, editor of Historical Dictionary of Women's Education in the United States

"The impact of women administrators in higher education is an important topic and, when put into historical perspective, adds to our knowledge of women's role in shaping colleges and universities." -- Judith Glazer-Raymo, author of Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe