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The Gilded Years: Passing and the Fictions of Identity at Vassar

 

PROJECT NAVIGATION & LINKS

»The Space in Between: The Life of Anita Hemmings Before, After, and During Vassar

What was Hemmings’s life like before, during, and after Vassar? Learn the story of Vassar’s first black student, as she navigates the narrow space between two identities. 

»The Dynamics of Passing: Modes and Methods of Passing 

Passing goes way beyond the lines of color and ethnicity.

»Bibliography and Other External Links

Here you can find a list of external links as well as a bibliography of materials used for the project.

» Hypodescent: The “One-Drop” Rule

»Some Distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities

»About the Gilded Years Ford Scholars Project

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Anita Hemmings (1897)
Anita Hemmings (1897)
Vassar College Glee Club (1897) || Hemmings is 6th from the left.
Vassar Class Glee Club Rosters (1893-1894)
Vassar Class Glee Club (1895-1896)
Vassar Choir Roster (1894-1895)
Vassar College Glee Club (1897)
Vassar Choir Roster (1893-1894)
Glee Club (1897) ||Hemmings is 7th from the left in the back row.
Anita Hemmings (1897)
Vassar Contemporary Club Roster (1895-1896)
Vassar 'H 'EAAHNIKH 'ETAIPEIA Roster (1894-1895)
Vassar Thelka Club Roster (1896-1897)
Vassar Marshall Club Roster (1896-1897)
Class of 1897
Frederick Hemmings
Frederick Hemmings
Dr. Andrew Jackson Love
Ellen Love in Vassar Yearbook (1927)
Vassar Granddaughter's Club Roster (1927)
III Hall, 1926 Cast and Crew
II Hall, 1925 Cast and Crew
Girl's English High School

Pages

  • Quiet as It’s Kept: Passing Subjects, Contested Identities
  • The Gilded Years: Passing and the Fictions of Identity at Vassar
    • Anita Hemmings
    • So, What Happens Next: Life @ Vassar After Hemmings
    • About the Gilded Years Ford Scholars Project
    • Bibliography and Other External Links
    • Some Distinguished Historically Black Colleges and Universities
  • The Dynamics of Passing
  • Resources
    • Mainstream Movies with Passing Themes
  • Hypodescent: The “One-Drop” Rule
  • Paul Laurence Dunbar Fascination

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