Bringing the norm to the ‘Burgs: Gender and design at two Virginia Normal Schools 1908-1928

Author

Inga H. Gudmundsson, James Madison UniversityFollow

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License.

Date of Graduation

Spring 2019

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts (BA)

Department

Department of History

Advisor(s)

Margaret M. Mulrooney

Phillip Herrington

Emily Westkaemper

Abstract

The purpose of this presentation is to compare James Madison University and the University of Mary Washington from their start with the passing of a 1908 General Assembly bill creating state normal schools for women in Harrisonburg and Fredericksburg, Virginia. The focus is on the two schools from their creation, with an emphasis on how gender contributed to the architectural styles of both campuses and how Southern cultural ideals and Progressive Era ideals of the early 20th century shaped the experiences of the women during the first two decades of the two institutions' histories.

Recommended Citation

Gudmundsson, Inga H., "Bringing the norm to the ‘Burgs: Gender and design at two Virginia Normal Schools 1908-1928" (2019). Senior Honors Projects, 2010-2019. 677.
https://commons.lib.jmu.edu/honors201019/677