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The science education of American girls : a historical perspective

Author: Kimberley Tolley
Publisher: New York : RoutledgeFalmer, 2003.
Series: Studies in the history of education (RoutledgeFalmer (Firm))
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Publisher's description: The Science Education of American Girls provides a comparative analysis of the science education of adolescent boys and girls, and analyzes the evolution of girls' scientific interests from the antebellum era through the twentieth century. Kim Tolley expands the understanding of the structural and cultural obstacles that emerged to transform what, in the early nineteenth century, was  Read more...
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Genre/Form: History
Material Type: Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kimberley Tolley
ISBN: 0415934729 9780415934725 0415934737 9780415934732
OCLC Number: 50184826
Description: xvi, 287 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Contents: Geography opens the door --
Science for ladies, classics for gentlemen --
"What will be the use of this study?" --
From arithmetic to higher mathematics --
The rise of natural history --
"Study nature, not books" --
Other paths, other opportunities --
Physics for boys.
Series Title: Studies in the history of education (RoutledgeFalmer (Firm))
Responsibility: Kim Tolley.
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This book provides a comparative analysis of the science education of adolescent boys and girls, and analyses the evolution of girls' scientific interests from the antebellum era through the  Read more...

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