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"American Examples For German Universities: Admitting Women Before World War I", Charles E. Mcclelland Jan 2011

"American Examples For German Universities: Admitting Women Before World War I", Charles E. Mcclelland

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Women were not allowed to enroll a regular students in Prussian universities until 1909, although most other German states had already changed this policy. This chapter analyzes the terms of controversy swirling around the issue, and how American university policies ultimately helped bring about the change.