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WINNER OF THE 2020 CONNECTICUT BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION AND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2021 BY BOOKBROWSE

"Perkins makes the story of these early and unwitting feminist pioneers come alive against the backdrop of the contemporaneous... Read Full Overview

WINNER OF THE 2020 CONNECTICUT BOOK AWARD FOR NONFICTION AND NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS FOR BOOK CLUBS IN 2021 BY BOOKBROWSE

"Perkins' richly detailed narrative is a reminder that gender equity has never come easily, but instead if borne from the exertions... Read Full Overview

In the winter of 1969, from big cities to small towns, young women across the country sent in applications to Yale University for the first time. The Ivy League institution dedicated to graduating one thousand male leaders each year had finally decided to open its doors to the... Read Full Overview

"...lively and engaging account of the college's first class of female students, .."--The New York Times

"Perkins has delivered an engaging and surprising story that illustrates the challenges college women have confronted across the country."--Washington Post

"If... Read Full Overview