Sources & Additional Reading:

"Keep the Damned Women Out!" by Nancy Malkiel

Women's college admissions and retention policies pertaining to transgender students. Journal of LGBT Youth

"Defining Womanhood: Women's Colleges, Trans Inclusion, and the Politics of Gender Justice." Amy Mcphie Allebest

Is There a Queer Pedagogy? Or, Stop Reading Straight. Educational Theory CNN.

"Smith College faces federal probe for admitting trans women." U.S. Department of Education (2026, May 4).

Press release: Title IX Investigation into Smith College. Ms. Magazine.

"Trump Administration Launches a Legally Bogus Investigation into Smith College." May 8, 2026.