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Early women students at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) were not allowed to be inThe Bugleyearbook. For several years after they were first admitted, they produced their own yearbook, calledThe Tin Horn. Four issues of theThe Tin Hornwere…

This 2004 slideshow prepared by the Women's Center contains images of women faculty, staff, and administrators compiled for an event on campus. Selected accomplishments of the Women's Center are also highlighted. This is item is part of RG 5/10/1a,…

This thesis analyzes coeducation as a process between 1914 and 1964 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI), as it was called during the period of study. The date for women's full-time admission came in 1921, but this thesis argues that, in the…

This is the preprint of an article published in the Smithfield Review by Faith Skiles on the first two years of the Julian Burruss administration (1921-1923).

This is a 1996 interview with Marguerite Laurette Harper Scott covering her childhood and her experiences at Virginia Tech as one of the first six black women at admitted in 1966. It includes the audio file and a transcript.

In 2015, Special Collections was asked to bring a display of materials to the Virginia Tech Women's Weekend. As part of the display, two archivists on staff created a slideshow of women's "firsts" on campus, including images and facts.

Johnnie Miles was one of the first black female academic faculty at Virginia Tech

This is an interview with Cheryl Butler McDonald, covering her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.