List of Figures viiList of Tables ixForeword by Jill Ker Conway xiAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xivIntroduction Writing History Differently xix Part One. Women's Colleges within the Context of American Higher Education 1Chapter 1. From Vision to Reality 3Chapter 2. A Half Century of Change 19 Part Two. Three Major Ways of Knowing Provide Lessons from Women's Colleges 31Chapter 3. Measures of Success 33Chapter 4. Making a Significant Difference 55Chapter 5. A Look Inside 71 Part Three.

Legacies from Women's Colleges Serve As Institutional Models 103Chapter 6. New Legacies from the Campus 105Chapter 7. Builders, Benefactors, and Volunteers 119 Part Four. Women's Colleges and the Meaning of Taking Women Seriously 131Chapter 8. Priorities, Patterns, and Principles 133 Additional Resources 143Supplement to Chapter 1.Connecting with Global Issues 145Supplement to Chapter 2. Tracking Frames of Reference 153Supplement to Chapter 3. From Baccalaureate Origins to Institutional Productivity 162Supplement to Chapter 4.

Social Science Approaches to Studying College Impact 182Supplement to Chapter 5. A Look Inside A Look Inside 193 References 201Index 213.