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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 ; 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.
- Educational change--United States--History.
- Educational change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (169 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The lives and contributions of eight female educators who influenced modern American schools are described, as well as the historical context in which the women lived and worked.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1 Catharine Beecher: Educating Girls, Homemakers, and Teachers
- 2 Elizabeth Palmer Peabody: Educating Young Children
- 3 Elizabeth Blackwell: Medical and Physical Education for Females
- 4 Ellen Swallow Richards: Science Education for School, Home and Society
- 5 Jane Addams: Educating the Immigrant Poor
- 6 Maria Montessori: Educating Children for Independence
- 7 Mary McLeod Bethune: Educating African- American Youth
- 8 Helen Parkhurst: Educating for Responsibility with the Dalton Plan
- Index.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-313-07407-0
- OCLC:
- 70763699
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