A Fighter To The End: The Remarkable Life and Career Of Laura Jane Harper

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dc.contributor.authorMiles, Saranette Deniseen
dc.contributor.committeechairCreamer, Donald G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberTurrentine, Cathryn G.en
dc.contributor.committeememberJohnson, Janet M.en
dc.contributor.committeememberWallenstein, Peter R.en
dc.contributor.departmentEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:41:31Zen
dc.date.adate1999-07-17en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:41:31Zen
dc.date.issued1999-06-23en
dc.date.rdate2000-07-17en
dc.date.sdate1999-07-15en
dc.description.abstractThis study is an investigation of Dr. Laura Jane Harper's tenure, achievements, and contributions to Virginia Tech from 1949-1980. Throughout Virginia Tech's history, examples of leadership, scholarship, and service have been recorded about students, faculty, and administrators; however, female administrators are overlooked in these collections. Using archival and interview data collection techniques and historical biographical methods, we will examine Harper's influences to the profession, significant contributions in the areas of scholarship, administration, and as a mentor for minorities and women. Harper was born on August 18, 1914 in Jackson, Mississippi. She attended and graduated from Belhaven College in 1934 with a bachelor degree, a master of science degree in 1948 from the University of Tennessee, and a doctorate in 1956 from Michigan State University. From 1960 until 1964, she served as dean of the School of Home Economics for both Radford College (now known as Radford University) and VPI (now know as Virginia Tech). After 1964, Harper continued to serve as the Dean of the Home Economics College at VPI with additional responsibilities until her retirement in 1980. During Harper's tenure she touched the lives of many and made several contributions to the institution in which she was employed. Harper worked at Virginia Tech as a professor, researcher, department head, and dean for over 31 years in the home economics discipline; however, the legacy she left continues.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Artsen
dc.identifier.otheretd-071599-181856en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-071599-181856/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/34024en
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
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dc.relation.haspartintro.pdfen
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dc.relation.haspartch6.pdfen
dc.relation.haspartch5.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjecthome economicsen
dc.subjecthistorical educational biographyen
dc.subjecteducatorsen
dc.subjectpioneering womenen
dc.subjectfemale deansen
dc.subjectHarperen
dc.subjectwomen leaders at Virginia Techen
dc.titleA Fighter To The End: The Remarkable Life and Career Of Laura Jane Harperen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineEducational Leadership and Policy Studiesen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Artsen

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