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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 text of a Founder's Day talk by Laura Jane Harper, April 11, 1980.

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.

Program for the luncheon meeting of the Women's Chapter of the VPI Alumni Association, April 4, 1964. This is a transcript of an interview with Lucy Lee Lancaster, one of the first women admitted to VPI in 1921 and a long-time university librarian.…

This is the text of remarks by Laura Jane Harper from 1985 on women at VPI.

The goal of this site is to organize gathered historical information about Blacksburg, VA and the surrounding Montgomery County. The site features helpful primary online sources, provides a platform for document transcriptions, captures local history…

This is a 1996 book published for the 75th anniversary of the admission of women to VPI.

Eight pages of handwritten notes from Lucy Lee Lancaster about the admission of full-time women students, early achievements, and "firsts."

Two pages of notes created by Lucy Lee Lancaster with highlights from women's history on campus.