Susan Van Dyne, Professor of the Study of Women and Gender
Director of
the Archives Concentration
Studying archival photographs from the early
days of Smith College, Susan Van Dyne traces the changing styles, attitudes and
modes of dress of Smith students, who defied Victorian-era convention to express
themselves through academics, athletics and dramatics. These self-consciously
crafted and carefully curated images allow us to witness the emergence of modern
womanhood.
