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'''Kirkland College''' was an independent [[liberal arts college]] located in [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]], [[New York]] from [[1968]] to [[1978]]. |
'''Kirkland College''' was an independent [[liberal arts college]] located in [[Clinton, Oneida County, New York|Clinton]], [[New York]] from [[1968]] to [[1978]], with a *strong* emphasis on *liberal*. |
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Prior to [[1978]], [[Hamilton College]] was all male; from [[1968]] to [[1978]] Kirkland College was its all-female counterpart, located adjacent to the Hamilton College campus, until the two colleges merged in [[1978]]. |
Prior to [[1978]], [[Hamilton College]] was all male; from [[1968]] to [[1978]] Kirkland College was its all-female counterpart, located adjacent to the Hamilton College campus, until the two colleges merged in [[1978]]. |
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== Historical Notes == |
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*Kirkland students were commonly known as "Kirkies", a derisive nickname that essentually connotated female hippy or Earth Mother. In the late 70's, few Kirkland students actually fit this image, but they were a very visible minority, so the term endured. The archetypical Kirkie: |
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**never combed her hair, much less shaved any, |
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**was a rabid vegetarian, |
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**regularly wore hiking or work boots with an indian print skirt, and |
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** graduated with a self-designed major in something like "Economic and societal oppression of the female psychie during the post-Industrial Revolution". |
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Revision as of 16:17, 18 February 2005
Kirkland College was an independent liberal arts college located in Clinton, New York from 1968 to 1978, with a *strong* emphasis on *liberal*.
Prior to 1978, Hamilton College was all male; from 1968 to 1978 Kirkland College was its all-female counterpart, located adjacent to the Hamilton College campus, until the two colleges merged in 1978.
Historical Notes
- Kirkland students were commonly known as "Kirkies", a derisive nickname that essentually connotated female hippy or Earth Mother. In the late 70's, few Kirkland students actually fit this image, but they were a very visible minority, so the term endured. The archetypical Kirkie:
- never combed her hair, much less shaved any,
- was a rabid vegetarian,
- regularly wore hiking or work boots with an indian print skirt, and
- graduated with a self-designed major in something like "Economic and societal oppression of the female psychie during the post-Industrial Revolution".