Women in American education, 1820-1955 : the female force and educational reform / June Edwards.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Edwards, June, 1934-

Series:

Contributions to the study of education 0196-707X ; no. 81.

Contributions to the study of education, 0196-707X ; no. 81

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in education--United States--History.

Women in education.

Women educators--United States--Biography.

Women educators.

History.

United States.

Educational change--United States--History.

Educational change.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xvii, 154 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2002.

Summary:

Highlights the contributions of eight women who carried out radical reforms and challenged legal and social barriers in order to bring meaningful education to children and adults excluded from traditional institutions.

Contents:

1. Catharine Beecher: Educating Girls, Homemakers, and Teachers 1

2. Elizabeth Palmer Peabody: Educating Young Children 21

3. Elizabeth Blackwell: Medical and Physical Education for Females 41

4. Ellen Swallow Richards: Science Education for School, Home and Society 57

5. Jane Addams: Educating the Immigrant Poor 75

6. Maria Montessori: Educating Children for Independence 91

7. Mary McLeod Bethune: Educating African-American Youth 111

8. Helen Parkhurst: Educating for Responsibility with the Dalton Plan 129.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0313319472

OCLC:

47216462