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Women and the politics of schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England /

Although general histories of education help us to understand the origins of the English education system, there has been little emphasis on women's place in its development. By widening the perspective to consider the role of women as educational policy-makers, it is possible to gain a clearer...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Martin, Jane, 1959-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: London ; New York : Leicester University Press, 1999.
Series:Women, power, and politics.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; 1. London and the Politics of Mass Schooling; 2. A New Role for Women?; 3. The Sages of the Embankment; 4. Entering the Public Arena: Women's Participation in Educational Politics; 5. Administering the Domestic Curriculum; 6. 'The True Elements and Conditions of Warfare in Public Life': The Experience of Elizabeth Surr; 7. Women and Child Welfare; 8. Making or Unmaking the Difference?; Bibliography; Index.