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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 study is an investigation of Dr. Laura Jane Harper's tenure, achievements, and contributions to Virginia Tech from 1949-1980. Throughout Virginia Tech's history, examples of leadership, scholarship, and service have been recorded about students,…

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.

Carmen Venegas of Costa Rica was one of the first international Latina/Hispanic women students to graduate from Virginia Tech, with a B.S. in Electrical Engineering in 1938. She was a founding member of the Short Wave Club, which invested in a school…

In 1982, Sandra Sullivan was named Vice President for Student Affairs, becoming the first woman to hold a university-wide executive position on the campus.

This page from the June 8, 1926, Board of Visitors meeting notes the plan to use an additional faculty residence for a women's dormitory and the hope of expanding the existing women's dorm dining room.