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The academic kitchenMaresi Nerad

The academic kitchen

Maresi Nerad
1998195 pages
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The Academic Kitchen tells the story of the evolution of an all-women's department, the Department of Home Economics, at the University of California, Berkeley from 1905 to 1954. The book's unique focus on the connection between gender and departmental status challenges organizational theorists and higher education specialists to reconsider their traditional analysis of academic departments. By incorporating gender in the analysis, Nerad reveals the process by which departments traditionally dominated by women, including education, library science, nursing, social welfare, and home economics,…

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2 editions
  • Paperback · English · 1998
    State University of New York Press · 195 pages · 9780791439708
  • Other · English · 1999
    State University of New York Press · 195 pages · 9780791439692
Berkeley University of CaliforniaEducation (Higher)Feminism and higher educationHistoryHome economicsStudy and teaching (Higher)WomenWomen college teachers