In the year 1827, Mary Easton Sibley and her husband George Sibley founded the institution that is today known as Lindenwood University in St. Charles, Missouri. For 142 years, Lindenwood University was known as Lindenwood College for Women; then the board made the decision to include men in the enrollment. In this paper I will argue that women protested the allowance of men on campus in the years 1968 and 1969 because of current underlying tension that was already happening in the country. For so many years, men had the advantage of schooling and getting an education that included more than cooking, sewing, and other skills that were considered detrimental for women to know. It was not until the nineteenth century that colleges started
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A student from Berkley University is shown holding a sign that states “Ban War”, a student from Columbia University is shown holding a sign stating, “Ban Racism”, and finally there is a smiling female student from Lindenwood College holding a sign that states, “Ban Boys.”
In December of 1968 there is a major theme of freshman students at Lindenwood transferring schools. As reported by the editor of Lindenwood Bark,
“central among the complaints were lack of social life, the presence of men on campus, and the loss of tradition. All of the students hope to attend co-educational universities next year with the exception of one girl who plans to transfer to a women’s college. She summed her comment with: ‘I paid $3000 to come to an all girl’s school… if I had wanted a coeducational school, I would have picked one. I think a “fast one” has been pulled on us. Every girl up and down this hall except a few feel the same way.’”
Many parent were just as, if not more so, angry about the inclusion of men as well. Because Lindenwood was a private college it was more expensive for parents to send their girls there, but many did it so that their children could get a proper education without having to worry about the distractions of …show more content…
One even states, “If I’d known there would be so many, I wouldn't have come back except I only had a term to go” (Ibis). This sentiment appeared to have been very common. “As a sophomore states, ‘There was a lindenwood “gentleman” with his feet propped up on the banister during last Wednesday’s Convocation. This action shows the general disrespect of our “gentlemen” on campus. If they can’t show respect for the girls at least show respect for our President’” (Ibis). The felt that they had welcomed the boys, albeit begrudgingly, into a place that was theirs and very sacred to them and the boys did not show the proper respect or
A student from Berkley University is shown holding a sign that states “Ban War”, a student from Columbia University is shown holding a sign stating, “Ban Racism”, and finally there is a smiling female student from Lindenwood College holding a sign that states, “Ban Boys.”
In December of 1968 there is a major theme of freshman students at Lindenwood transferring schools. As reported by the editor of Lindenwood Bark,
“central among the complaints were lack of social life, the presence of men on campus, and the loss of tradition. All of the students hope to attend co-educational universities next year with the exception of one girl who plans to transfer to a women’s college. She summed her comment with: ‘I paid $3000 to come to an all girl’s school… if I had wanted a coeducational school, I would have picked one. I think a “fast one” has been pulled on us. Every girl up and down this hall except a few feel the same way.’”
Many parent were just as, if not more so, angry about the inclusion of men as well. Because Lindenwood was a private college it was more expensive for parents to send their girls there, but many did it so that their children could get a proper education without having to worry about the distractions of …show more content…
One even states, “If I’d known there would be so many, I wouldn't have come back except I only had a term to go” (Ibis). This sentiment appeared to have been very common. “As a sophomore states, ‘There was a lindenwood “gentleman” with his feet propped up on the banister during last Wednesday’s Convocation. This action shows the general disrespect of our “gentlemen” on campus. If they can’t show respect for the girls at least show respect for our President’” (Ibis). The felt that they had welcomed the boys, albeit begrudgingly, into a place that was theirs and very sacred to them and the boys did not show the proper respect or