Historical Exploration: Women’s Access to University and the Emergence of Gender Studies

 

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Auteur: Maldonado Tovilla, Katya
Formaat: artículo original
Status:Versión publicada
Publicatiedatum:2025
Omschrijving:From their origins in the Middle Ages to the early 20th century, universities were predominantly male bastions. However, as the 20th century progressed, women not only began to gain access to these institutions but also, driven by the surge of the feminist movement during the sixties and seventies, started to actively challenge both the university curriculum and scientific knowledge. This questioning catalyzed the emergence of women’s studies and, over time, gender studies. These fields of knowledge focused on confronting sexist ideology and the dominant gender order in society. Therefore, this essay explores the relationship between women’s access to formal education and the advancement of the feminist movement in academia. The goal is to provide an initial historical exploration of women’s presence in universities and their link to the origins of gender studies.
Land:Portal de Revistas UCR
Instelling:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UCR
Taal:Español
OAI Identifier:oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/59191
Online toegang:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/humanidades/article/view/59191
Keyword:movimiento de liberación femenina
enseñanza superior
ciencia
women's liberation movement
higher education
science
movimento de libertação feminina
ensino superior
ciência