"Every so often a piece of historical scholarship is written that ingeniously synthesizes existing studies with rigorous archival research to produce a novel way of apprehending both the past and present. Graves's exhaustive new treatment.is one such work..A brilliantly written historical study that bears directly on the educational realities of our own time.This book, among the finest published in the field during the past ten years, is strongly recommended." -- Choice

• Contents *St. Louis: The Future Great City of the World? *St. Louis Women in United States History: Breaking the Silence *The Decline of an Academic System *The Changing Composition of the Student Population *The Eclipse of the Female Scholar *The Ascent of Domesticated Citizen

"Every so often a piece of historical scholarship is written that ingeniously synthesizes existing studies with rigorous archival research to produce a novel way of apprehending both the past and present. Graves's exhaustive new treatment.is one such work..A brilliantly written historical study that bears directly on the educational realities of our own time.This book, among the finest published in the field during the past ten years, is strongly recommended." -- Choice

• Contents *St. Louis: The Future Great City of the World? *St. Louis Women in United States History: Breaking the Silence *The Decline of an Academic System *The Changing Composition of the Student Population *The Eclipse of the Female Scholar *The Ascent of Domesticated Citizen

"Every so often a piece of historical scholarship is written that ingeniously synthesizes existing studies with rigorous archival research to produce a novel way of apprehending both the past and present. Graves's exhaustive new treatment.is one such work..A brilliantly written historical study that bears directly on the educational realities of our own time.This book, among the finest published in the field during the past ten years, is strongly recommended." -- Choice

• Contents *St. Louis: The Future Great City of the World? *St. Louis Women in United States History: Breaking the Silence *The Decline of an Academic System *The Changing Composition of the Student Population *The Eclipse of the Female Scholar *The Ascent of Domesticated Citizen