Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC Research Papers Graduate School 2016 Deans of Women in U.S. Higher Education Kaitlin Schmitt Southern Illinois University Carbondale,
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[email protected]. DEANS OF WOMEN IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION by Kaitlin Schmitt B.S., University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, 2014 A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Master of Science in Education Department of Educational Administration and Higher Education in the Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale May 2016 RESEARCH PAPER APPROVAL DEANS OF WOMEN IN U.S HIGHER EDUCATION By Kaitlin Schmitt A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Education in the field of Higher Education Approved by: Dr. Patrick Dilley, Chair Dr. Saran Donahoo Graduate School Southern Illinois University Carbondale February 19, 2016 AN ABSTRACT OF THE RESEARCH PAPER OF KAITLIN SCHMITT, for the Master of Science in Education degree in HIGHER EDUCATION, presented on FEBRUARY 19, 2016, at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. TITLE: DEANS OF WOMEN IN U.S. HIGHER EDUCATION MAJOR PROFESSOR: Dr. Patrick Dilley This paper traces the role of deans of women in institutions of higher education in the United States, spanning from the 1800s until the position’s decline in the 1960s.