Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
Think your female ancestors stayed home? Think again. In this livestream, Devon Noel Lee reveals a surprising discovery from 1880s Utah that challenges common misconceptions about women's education. While many believe higher education was closed to women until the mid-20th century, genealogical records tell a different story.
As family historians, we often fall into the trap of "historical assumptions." If you assume your female ancestors didn't attend college because of the era they lived in, you are likely missing an entire branch of their life story.
Join the discussion and share your stories of females obtaining college degrees at a time when 'women' couldn't.'
Show Notes:
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/from-modest-beginnings-to-global-reach/
Genealogy SHATTERS Feminist Myth: Women & Work Before 1940 🤔 youtu.be/fopqUEv9omQ
blog.cengage.com/honoring-the-women-pioneers-who-made-history-in-higher-ed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_education_in_the_United_States
wgbh.org/news/2017-03-23/when-women-entered-the-ivies
Think your female ancestors stayed home? Think again. In this livestream, Devon Noel Lee reveals a surprising discovery from 1880s Utah that challenges common misconceptions about women's education. While many believe higher education was closed to women until the mid-20th century, genealogical records tell a different story.
As family historians, we often fall into the trap of "historical assumptions." If you assume your female ancestors didn't attend college because of the era they lived in, you are likely missing an entire branch of their life story.
Join the discussion and share your stories of females obtaining college degrees at a time when 'women' couldn't.'
Show Notes:
https://attheu.utah.edu/facultystaff/from-modest-beginnings-to-global-reach/
Genealogy SHATTERS Feminist Myth: Women & Work Before 1940 🤔 youtu.be/fopqUEv9omQ
blog.cengage.com/honoring-the-women-pioneers-who-made-history-in-higher-ed
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women's_education_in_the_United_States
wgbh.org/news/2017-03-23/when-women-entered-the-ivies
