Kellie McGarrh's Hangin' in Tough: Mildred E. Doyle, School Superintendent: 3 (History of Schools and Schooling) - Softcover

In the tradition of Southern school superintendents, Mildred E. Doyle was a former athlete, a jock, and a «good old boy» politician in a tailored suit. She was also a great character - courageous, mischievous, and contradictory - both beloved and considered odd. In Doyle's biography, McGarrh analyzes issues that interest educational historians and feminist scholars: women's struggles to attain and retain administrative positions; differences in the ways men and women supervise and lead; and the impact of homophobia on those who are not stereotypically «masculine» or «feminine». Kellie McGarrh's Mildred E. Doyle was characterized by ambiguity, contradictions, and paradox, and her life served both to confirm and confound generalizations about women leaders.

The Author: A graduate student leader, former high school English teacher, and a young scholar of exceptional promise, Kellie McGarrh was the victim of domestic violence shortly after she received her doctorate from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. This biography is based on her doctoral dissertation research. She was an assistant professor at Eastern New Mexico University at the time of her death.
The Editor: Clinton B. Allison is Professor of Cultural Studies in Education at the University of Tennessee. His recent books are Present and Past: Essays for Teachers in the History of Education (Peter Lang, 1995) and Teachers for the South: Pedagogy and Educationists in the University of Tennessee, 1844-1995 (Peter Lang, 1998).