Flappers & Fiction

To the University of Michigan come the ambitious youths of the land, seeking culture and finding a home. This charming 1890s account follows a “co-ed” from her anxious arrival at the bustling station to the solemnity of Commencement Day. Between these milestones, she chronicles the search for a congenial “chum,” the terror of the football rush, and quiet hours beneath the library’s skylight. It is a detailed portrait of a time when the “co-eds” reigned supreme, filled with moonlight rambles by the Huron and the scent of autumn hickory nuts.