From 1970 to today: The intersectional experiences of women at Hopkins
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrase “student council”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on women’s experiences at Hopkins from the admission of women in 1970 through current student advocacy.
- The News-Letter reported that Hopkins admitted 90 women in 1970, and that Cynthia Young was part of the first full class of women to graduate.
- The paper reported that Young described sexism in early co-ed classrooms, including women being denied unsupervised access to ping pong and treated in broom closets because the infirmary was occupied by men.
- The article adds that Kat Kulkoski recalled generally fair treatment from faculty but said some male classmates did not treat women as peers.
- According to the article, three of the 68 women in the Class of 1974 were Black, and Black women continue to call for greater racial diversity and attention to Black community demands.
- The reporter writes that transgender rights advocates protested for coverage of gender-affirming procedures; the article says the University expanded coverage but did not meet all student demands.
- The article says groups including Female Leaders of Color have held events focused on race, gender and professional networking, while Young urged future Hopkins women to participate in institutional change.