Synopses & Reviews
In the period between the Civil War and World War I, German universities provided North American women with opportunities in graduate and professional training that were not readily available to them at home. This training allowed women to compete to a greater degree with men in increasingly professionalized fields. In return for such opportunities, these women played a key role in opening up German universities to all women. Many devoted the rest of their lives to creating better research and graduate opportunities for other women, forever changing the course of higher education in North America.
This study provides accounts of the incredible barriers encountered by these first women students in Europe. It documents their perseverance and hard-won triumphs and includes as well the stories of the progressive men who mentored them and fought for their rights to higher education. Never before has documentation of so many North American students at German-speaking universities been included in one volume. This collection of stories from women across disciplines makes it possible to assess the truly remarkable nature of their combined contributions to higher education and research in North America and Europe.
Review
[F]ills a blatant gap in our field of women's studies, offers a fine bibliography, thorough index, and excellent footnoting. It belongs in all llibraries worthy or their calling.Society for German-American Studies
Review
While the contributions of American men abroad are well documented, the experiences and achievements of female students have long been neglected. Sandra L Singer's Adventures Abroad fills this void....Adventures Abroad is extensively researched and extrememly valuable for future investigations concerning the contributions of women scholars.German Studies Review
Synopsis
In the period between the Civil War and World War I, German universities provided North American women with opportunities in graduate and professional training that were not readily available to them at home. This study provides accounts of the incredible barriers encountered by these first women students in Europe. This collection of stories from women across disciplines makes it possible to assess the remarkable nature of their combined contributions to higher education and research in North America and Europe.
Synopsis
Documents the struggles and accomplishments of women seeking graduate and professional training abroad and details their remarkable contributions to higher education and research at home.
About the Author
SANDRA L. SINGER is Associate Professor of German at Alfred University.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Studying Abroad
Women in Medicine
Women in the Humanities
Women in Mathematics and the Natural Sciences
Women in the Social Sciences and Psychology
Women in the Fine Arts
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index