NPR: Are Women's Colleges Relevant? A 17-Year-Old Says 'Oh, Yeah'

Are Women's Colleges Relevant? A 17-Year-Old Says 'Oh, Yeah'

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Changed her mind about women's colleges

Yesterday we interviewed an professor and author about why someone would choose to attend an all-women's college in 2007. Some of you blogged that you weren't satisfied with her answer.
So I went to my personal focus group -- my 17-year-old niece Kelley, a self-identified feminist, who explained how a visit to Wellesley changed her mind about single-sex schools.

"Touring Wellesley seemed like a harmless feat at the time; I knew that I was not interested in attending or even applying, but it seemed like an easy way to please my mom while college touring.
However, upon stepping onto the campus I immediately felt as though this is where I belong. It is a feeling that is hard to explain but one that only grew with time. Being at Wellesley, in the presence of such intelligent, driven and confident women, I could not help but feel the same way, and I was just touring. What makes Wellesley so appealing to me is the knowledge and the belief that these feelings will only grow and develop with time.

While I do have reservations about attending an all-women's college, due to the fact that I have never been in a situation comparable to the environment Wellesley creates, the immense feeling and the presence of (for lack of a better phrase, 'girl power' and all that comes with it), overrides any feelings of hesitation or doubt that I have.----Kelley Crisp"

Alison Stewart

9:40 AM ET | 11- 9-2007 | permalink

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