High School Unit II

Activity 3: Extended Research

Among the questions students may wish to explore further:

  1. What were the "Seven Sisters" and what is the status of each “Sister” today?
  2. What arguments were used for and against making all-male colleges co-educational in the 1970s?
  3. What arguments are used in favor of single-sex colleges today?
  4. Why was Title IX added to the Education Code of 1972? What have been the effects of Title IX?
  5. How has the number of American women attending college changed since 1900? What has caused these changes? What have been the results?

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