Melissa Hield Papers, 1889-1991.

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Melissa Hield Papers, 1889-1991.

Collection consists of materials documenting the career and activities of Melissa Hield, feminist historian, women's rights activist, and instructor in the University of Texas at Austin American Studies Department.

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National Women's Studies Association

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...

Hield, Melissa

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Melissa Hield is a scholar, feminist historian, women's rights activist, and served as an instructor in the University of Texas at Austin American Studies Department from 1976 to 1980. A 1972 graduate of Smith College, Hield has been involved in numerous women's studies initiatives, both national and regional in scope, throughout her career. From the guide to the Melissa Hield Papers, 1889-1991., (Dolph Briscoe Center for American HistoryThe University of Texas at Austin) ...