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Speech by Laura Jane Harper, "The Education of Women at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute: A Look at the Past and Present, with Predictions about the Future." It isn't clear where it was given, but it was first presented in 1962. It summarizes the…

This document provides a brief history of the home economics and human resources departments for women. It describes how certain buildings came to be, how the women lived at VPI for the first time, and what they studied, a well as President Burruss'…

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

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

This is the transcript of an interview of Aldora Green, a long-time employee of Virginia Tech, about her experiences working on campus. She was interviewed by Linda Plaut and Jana Ruble.

This is an interview with Marva Lajeune Felder, detailing her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.

This is a pdf version of the interactive timeline, created for easy searching. Note: The date in the identifier indicates the date the pdf file was created and new versions will be uploaded with updates to the timeline.

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

This slideshow was compiled by Clara Cox about the history of women at Virginia Tech. It includes images, quotes, and campus history. This is item is part of RG 5/10/1a, Associate Provost Patricia Hyer Papers, housed in Special Collections, Virginia…

In 1992-1993, the Coordinating Council on Women's Concerns proposed the establishment of a Women's Center at Virginia Tech. In the spring of 1994, the Women's Center opened our doors in Lane Hall, with the mission to promote a campus community that…