Tag Archives: women at U-M

Bentley Historical Library

It Was a Man’s World

Lara Zielin | Summer 2021

The early 1970s were pivotal years for women’s equality at Michigan. Government pressure was mounting for U-M to give women a level playing field on campus, but the University’s all-male administration was slow to act. Papers at the Bentley reveal how a group of determined women demanded accountability and action.

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Heritage

#MeToo Circa 1970

Jim Tobin | December 4, 2019

From advertising for low-level jobs with “Attention: Student Wives" headlines to academic advisors actively discouraging women to apply for Ph.D. programs, the University of Michigan, along with most other academic institutions, has a long history of gender-based discrimination.

women's equality