Archives at Cornell

Survey of the women of the Cornell class of 1950

Collection — Box: 1

Identifier: 41-4-3423

Scope and content

180 completed survey forms in 3 binders, some with accompanying documentation including resumes, letters, and clippings.

Dates

2000.

Creator

Steinmann, Marion. (Person)
Cornell University. Class of 1950 (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

At the 50th Reunion of the Class of 1950, Marion Steinmann and class members launched a survey to find out what the women in the class had done with their lives. 60% of the women replied. The results of the survey were published in Women at Work: Demolishing a Myth of the 1950's, by Marion Steinmann and the Women of the Cornell Class of 1950.