Wholesale Dames, Dishes, and Degrees

Amy Mittelman Hardcover or Paperback | 264 pages HISTORY / Women SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies An eye-opening history of the women who built academic communities from the sidelines. In Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America, historian Amy Mittelman uncovers the hidden world of faculty wives' clubs and the educated women whose unpaid labor helped shape American higher education. Through historical research and vivid biographies, the book explores gender, power, social expectations, and the evolution of women's roles in academic life. Ideal for: Women's studies and gender studies collections University bookstores Museum and history shops Academic and alumni gift stores Readers of women's history and social history Paperback • 264 pages • Published by Cynren Press