Women in American education, 1820-1955 the female force and educational reform
Title:
Women in American education, 1820-1955 the female force and educational reform
Author:
Edwards, June, 1934-
ISBN:
9780313074073
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Publication Information:
Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xvii, 154 p.)
Series:
Contributions to the study of education, no. 81
Contributions to the study of education ; no. 81.
Contents:
Catharine Beecher : educating girls, homemakers, and teachers -- Elizabeth Palmer Peabody : educating young children -- Elizabeth Blackwell : medical and physical education for females -- Ellen Swallow Richards : science education for school, home and society -- Jane Addams : educating the immigrant poor -- Maria Montessori : educating children for independence -- Mary McLeod Bethune : educating African-American youth -- Helen Parkhurst : educating for responsibility with the Dalton Plan.
Abstract:
Recounts the remarkable achievements of women who dared to defy customs, break legal barriers, and endure hardship and discrimination in order to provide education for girls, young children, female teachers, homemakers, disabled students, the immigrant poor, and African American youth--the people excluded from traditional institutions of their day. Excerpts from the women's own writings are provided as well as discussion of their unique teaching methods.
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