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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/47216462 Title: Women in American education, 1820-1955 : the female force and educational reform Author: June Edwards Publisher: Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002. ISBN/ISSN: 0313319472 9780313319471 OCLC:47216462

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Women in American education, 1820-1955 : the female force and educational reform

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Women in American education, 1820-1955 : the female force and educational reform

Author:	June Edwards
Publisher:	Westport, CT : Greenwood Press, 2002.
Series:	Contributions to the study of education, no. 81
Edition/Format:	Book : Biography : English
Summary:	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 Read more...
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Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	June Edwards Find more information about:
ISBN:	0313319472 9780313319471
OCLC Number:	47216462
Description:	xvii, 154 p. ; 25 cm.
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.
Series Title:	Contributions to the study of education, no. 81
Responsibility:	June Edwards.

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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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