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Article "'Women are not Innately Inferior'"
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Title
Article "'Women are not Innately Inferior'"
Description
Described here is a forum in which students and faculty discussed if women were "innately inferior" to men. One woman was even described as an "attractive blonde." The resolution was 61 against the claim and 26 for it. The arguments for women being inferior revolved around sex roles, intelligence, and emotional stability. The arguments for equality is that women never got a chance to show their worth.
Source
"'Women are Innately Inferior'" The University of Richmond Collegian LIX, no. 20 (March 17, 1972): 1. https://collegian.richmond.edu/?a=d&d=COL19720317.2.21&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN-
Publisher
The Collegian, University of Richmond
Date
1972-03-17
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
CollegianLIX.20.4-19720317.png
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
Text Item Type Metadata
Student Contributor
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Citation
“Article "'Women are not Innately Inferior'",” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed February 10, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2787.