Role Model

ID: 3245 ~ Source: Shirley, Emma M. Interviewed by Anne Armistead, October 18, 1976, in Waco, TX. Baylor University Institute for Oral History. Access full interview here. 
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Although Dorothy Scarborough was already teaching at Columbia University by the time Emma Shirley got to Baylor, Shirley was so inspired by Scarborough that she pursued a doctorate herself at a time when few women did so. Scarborough’s success as an author and scholar encouraged young women that they too could pursue the highest levels of education and have successful careers.

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By Katie Chakmakjian
Among 1920s literary enthusiasts, Dorothy Scarborough was a familiar name, especially in her home state of Texas and in New York, where she taught at Columbia University. Initially well-known among…