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Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America

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In 1921, the anonymous, PhD-holding wife of a college professor wrote in an article for the Journal of Collegiate Alumnae, “Can it be in the divine order of things that one PhD should wash dishes a whole lifetime for another PhD just because one is a woman and the other a man?” In Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America, author Amy Mittelman reveals what really went on behind ivy-covered walls as she explores the origins, structure, and history of faculty wives’ clubs. These comprised the well-educated women who turned their energy and unpaid labor from arranging receptions, teas, and picnics to creating social clubs that mentored young academic wives, supported philanthropic efforts, and took part in great political movements. Through historical examples and biographies, Mittelman delves into race and gender, social and cultural history, the intersection of modern feminism with other social and political causes, and the ways in which faculty wives worked to overcome chauvinism, misogyny, and tremendous odds to establish their own, autonomous identities.

by Amy Mittelman • ~294 pages

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In 1921, the anonymous, PhD-holding wife of a college professor wrote in an article for the Journal of Collegiate Alumnae, “Can it be in the divine order of things that one PhD should wash dishes a whole lifetime for another PhD just because one is a woman and the other a man?” In Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America, author Amy Mittelman reveals what really went on behind ivy-covered walls as she explores the origins, structure, and history of faculty wives’ clubs. These comprised the well-educated women who turned their energy and unpaid labor from arranging receptions, teas, and picnics to creating social clubs that mentored young academic wives, supported philanthropic efforts, and took part in great political movements. Through historical examples and biographies, Mittelman delves into race and gender, social and cultural history, the intersection of modern feminism with other social and political causes, and the ways in which faculty wives worked to overcome chauvinism, misogyny, and tremendous odds to establish their own, autonomous identities.

by Amy Mittelman • ~294 pages

Available for Pre-Order. Ships May 2026.

In 1921, the anonymous, PhD-holding wife of a college professor wrote in an article for the Journal of Collegiate Alumnae, “Can it be in the divine order of things that one PhD should wash dishes a whole lifetime for another PhD just because one is a woman and the other a man?” In Dames, Dishes, and Degrees: Faculty Wives in America, author Amy Mittelman reveals what really went on behind ivy-covered walls as she explores the origins, structure, and history of faculty wives’ clubs. These comprised the well-educated women who turned their energy and unpaid labor from arranging receptions, teas, and picnics to creating social clubs that mentored young academic wives, supported philanthropic efforts, and took part in great political movements. Through historical examples and biographies, Mittelman delves into race and gender, social and cultural history, the intersection of modern feminism with other social and political causes, and the ways in which faculty wives worked to overcome chauvinism, misogyny, and tremendous odds to establish their own, autonomous identities.

by Amy Mittelman • ~294 pages

Available for Pre-Order. Ships May 2026.

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