Giants Among Us: Women's Experiences in Formerly Men's Colleges and Universities, 1950-2000

by Sandria Rodriguez

Book Overview

How do children from undereducated and impoverished backgrounds get to college? What are the influences that lead them to overcome their socioeconomic disadvantages and sometimes the disapproval of families and friends to succeed in college? These are the basic questions Sandria Rodriguez posed to seventeen first-generation college graduates, and their compelling life stories make important contributions to what little is known about this phenomenon...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826513921
• ISBN13: 9780826513922
• Release Date: February 2001
• Publisher: Vanderbilt University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.1"