Faculty and Staff Turning Points in the Women’s History of Bethel 29 Jul 2025 In addition to teaching undergraduates at Bethel, I also enjoy frequent chances to teach adult students at churches, senior living communities, libraries, museums, and other sites. Since they tend to…
Announcements… Wrapping Up Our Oral History Project 28 Mar 2025 You may have noticed that not much has happened at this blog in recent weeks. While I expect that to change in April-May, as more time opens up in my…
Announcements Two Events Coming Up in Early 2025 16 Dec 2024 I'll plan to share one more item from the archives before the end of the week. But since we'll otherwise be winding things down for Christmas break, I thought I'd…
Faculty and Staff… The Role of Men in Women’s History 20 Nov 20249 Dec 2024 Just before Christmas 1986 a columnist in Bethel's student newspaper sought to introduce readers to feminism by talking to some feminists on the Bethel faculty. English professor Jeannine Bohlmeyer told…
Faculty and Staff… The Gender Demographics of the Bethel Faculty: 1986-2024 25 Sep 20249 Dec 2024 In part one of this brief series, we saw that the share of women on the Bethel College faculty actually declined through the Sixties before starting to grow slowly during…
The Women of Bethel 