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preme court and was Time
jhe Year in 1975.
:e first woman to complete her
fling in 1898. Through 1912, the
en on campus each year was 6.
7 women, and by 1940, the
i Stone came to UNC, Spencer
had been built and there were
learn, I wanted to become a
io graduated in 1937. "Only
J (women) were here for that
pd to meet eligible males,
kone left Chapel Hill, the
t and the third sorority had
,e University. There were four
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psition at the University was,
anize campus life for women
omen set and enforced rules.
brmer dean of women, said the
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Tien in American coueges ana
,he 19th century, giving insight
2ducation of young women.
'dent's future roleworker,
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voop upon Darwin and
pite Germans' much denser
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m nation
ht to everything secular
ynd with a motion molecular
the biggest confrontations
e sexes occurred in 1923 over
liction of the first women's
The women saw it as a place to
je men saw the building as a
he permanence of the invasion
begun 30 years earlier. The
J Spencer" failed to stop the
p of the dorm, but left its mark
or the first time openly
the legitimacy of women on
v lar heel published several
.enouncing not only the dorm
jvomen students. Headlines
.omen not wanted here" and
id Shines, but no Rats and
the battle raised emotions and
pers, Spencer was built and
were housed at the
-and there to stay. It would be
; men would accept them as a
University, yet the attitudes
the men realized the women
ing to leave but rather would
j grow in number, affecting
It of the University,
jides of men have changed to
acceptance, but Susan Cohen,
!f the Association for Women
said their influence still
many students.
, l!y pessimistic on further
'f women's progress at the
and too many road blocks,"
"Internally, being too scared
men, they must want a
id husband." R1
7 happened to be the right
woman in the right place at
the right time. I was not a
downtrodden minority
Susie Sharp
supplementary income provider she will need an
education, if she performs in a capacity of leadership."
When women first came to the Chapel Hill campus,
numerous rules and guidelines restricted their
behavior. Women were not allowed above the first
floor of a fraternity house. No shorts or slacks were
permitted in parlors, .on campus, in the downtown
areas, or in restaurants. No showers could be taken in
the dorms 30 minutes after the curfew. Any violation
of these rules would result in action taken by the
Women's Government Association.
Although the number of women changed over time,
the restrictions did not. Even as late as 1965, women
were not allowed to enter a man's room anywhere in
There are an infinite number of
things not just under the role
model of their mothers and other
women left for them they need
education for other things
Susie Cohen
AWS
Chapel Hill. Only a senior with parental permission
could live in an apartment. It wasn't until 1971 that a
woman was given, a Morehead Scholarship. The
scholarship, given annually by the Morehead
Foundation, honors academic excellence,
extracurricular involvement and athletic ability. The
Order of the Golden Fleece inducted its first woman
member in 1972, 75 years after Sallie Stockard's arrival
on campus.
Attitudes can be slow to change, but they are
changing in Chapel Hill. Women are gaining
widespread acceptance, and AWS chairman Susie
Cohen said women need the educational opportunities
offered by the University to prepare them for
administrative positions in society.
"It's important for women to come to the University
to see the options open," Cohen said. "There are an
infinite number of things not just under the role
model their mothers and other women left for
them they need education for other things.
"More women are becoming a part of the student
body and becoming heads of organizations being
more visible on campus."
UNC-Chapel Hill Chancellor Christopher C. Fordham
III agreed with Cohen on the need for education in
order to succeed in society.
"The important thing the role of the Carolina
student in the future of the state, the country and the
society is translated into the role of men and women
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didn't hurt me at all. I was
so conspicuous that I
worked harder . . and I
wasn't lost in the shuffle
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leaders," Fordham said. "I suspect and now see
substantial evidence' that an important part of the
leadership will come from Carolina women as well as
men.
"The changes in the student body over the years
have been highly beneficial to the University and to
the future leaders of the state and the country across
all of the professions and positions in our society," he
said. .
Although she has indeed come a long way at the
University, there are still areas in which the Carolina
woman is not fully represented. Last year only 15.8
percent of the UNC faculty were women, a small
proportion considering that more than 50 percent of
the student body is now made up of women. There are
other areas where she is not an equal force, but the
Carolina woman has made great strides in the last 83
years.
To say that the Carolina woman' had arrived would
be an overstatement. She still has many roadblocks to
overcome before her status at Carolina equals her
phsycial representation.
Kerry DeRochi is a staff writer for The Daily Tar Heel.
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