Gender Discrimination and Change at Auburn University

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Senior Thesis is the capstone course for all undergraduate History majors.
Students will demonstrate the research, analytical, oral, and writing
skills gained as majors through an original, analytical, article-length
(20-25 page before endnotes and bibliography) paper grounded in primary
source research. Oral versions of those papers will be presented to
members of the Auburn History faculty.

-Note that there should be a higher ratio of primary sources to
secondary sources.
– This paper should be divided into a 2-3 page introduction (see “Thesis
Partial Draft” in attached PDFs), 2 to 3 subsections, and a conclusion
that is no longer than one page. It must also include endnotes.

I want this thesis paper to focus on how co-ed life on Auburn’s campus
has changed, specifically in regards to rules and regulations. Auburn
became co-ed in 1892 and had strict rules confining female students
until the 1970s. I want the paper to examine what these
rules/regulations were, how they changed, when they changed, and who
changed them.

Gender Discrimination and Change at Auburn University

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I have already compiled newspaper clippings that relate to this subject,
and I have found the Co-etiquette handbook that was the guide to female
behavior on Auburn’s campus. My teacher suggested that I look at other
universities around the US for comparison and context. The secondary
source books that I have found on the subject are “Sex in the Heartland”
by Beth L. Bailey and “Sexual Reckonings: Southern Girls in a Troubling
Age” by Susan Cahn. There must be a higher concentration of primary
sources in ratio to secondary sources. Below, I’ve attached a 3 PDFs.

-“Thesis Notes” are the notes and quotations that I’ve already taken
from Dean of Student Life/Dean of Women Records Inventory, Box 1,
folders 3 and 4. I’ve found many more folders that would be congruent
with this topic. I can get back into the Archives and Special
Collections Wednesday, Mar 22 and send you further primary resources
from this collection at that time. I’ll also send pages from the
Co-Etiquette book as another primary source.

-“Thesis Partial Draft” was a bit of an intro that I wrote before I had
found my major primary sources. There are notes at the bottom that
reflect my teacher’s wishes for the direction of the writing as well as
endnotes with potential resources for the full paper. I’m not fully
attached to this partial draft, but I figured the more I can give you
the better! I like where I was going with it as an introduction, but I
agree I just hadn’t put that analytic edge on there.

-“Senior Thesis Newspaper Clippings” are the remainder of the newspaper
clippings that I’ve found regarding this topic that I have scanned.
NOTE: When citing any of these clippings, if the date and publication
are not found, cite the folder and collection.

-“Sex in the Heartland” is actually a quick summary of the book, I believe.

Another great resource for Auburn University is the Digital Collections.
To reach it, go to http://diglib.auburn.edu/browsecollections.php
All of the “Orange and Blue” (original Auburn University newspaper from
1893-1922) along with the “Plainsman” (1922-current newspaper) have been
digitized and uploaded into that database. Also, the Board of Trustees
Minutes can be found there.
–Direct links to these digital collections:
Orange and Blue: http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/orangeandblue/
Plainsman: http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/plainsman/
Board of Trustees Minutes: http://diglib.auburn.edu/collections/bot/