Helen Marr Kirby: Co-education at UT Austin

Helen Marr Kirby: Co-education at UT Austin

Memorial biography of Helen Marr Kirby, the first Dean of Women at the University of Texas

Remembrances of the contributions of Helen Marr Kirby, the first Dean of Women at UT Austin, on facilitating coeducation at the university.

Dolph Briscoe Center for American History

NewspaperArchive

The Alcalde.

The Daily Texan

1920s and 1930s

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Adams, Mary Alice. “Woman Who Made Co-Education Reality in Texas Honored Today.” p.1-2. Austin Daily Texan, Jan. 17, 1937. Newspaper Archive.

Casis, Lilia M. Biography of Helen Marr Kirby in The Alcalde, January 1922. Call number 051 AL161, Volume 9, No. 6, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

Unknown. Announcement of Helen Marr Kirby’s Resignation as Dean of Women in The Alcalde. July 1919. Call number 051 AL161, Volume 7, No. 3. Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.

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English

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Texas

University of Texas at Austin

Early 20th century

Education

Women's Rights