Extracurriculars
Perhaps one of the most notable physical locations where gendered spaces can be seen are in dormitories, especially on newly integrated campuses. When Santa Clara first became a coeducational institution, men and women were housed in separate complexes, the first residence building for women being off campus as the school had not yet constructed a hall for women on campus in 1961.
Below are archival documents in chronological order illustrating the placement of women on campus, creating gendered spaces, and the progressive shift from distinct male and female spaces to the eventual integration of women and men together in one space, in this instance, dorms. As spaces became less exclusive to one gender, these locations and the genders inhabiting these spaces evolved into feminist spaces that promoted discourse and environments that emphasized equality and intersectionality.
The gallery contains archival examples of gendered extracurricular spaces in which students were involved. A majority of items illustrate the ways in which women became involved or even exlcuded on campus through the creation of women's groups and organizations as resources for female Santa Clara Students.