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Secret Habits : Catholic Literacy Education for Women in the Early Nineteenth Century /

""Secret Habits" contributes to our understanding of women's literacy in the nineteenth century by critically examining literacy studies' acceptance of the Protestant literacy myth, the curriculum and pedagogy of Catholic schools, and the ways in which Catholic nuns and sist...

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Autor principal: Mattingly, Carol, 1945- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Chronology
  • Introduction: Beyond the Protestant Literacy Myth
  • Chapter One: Literacy, Religion, and Textbooks
  • Chapter Two: The Religious Nature of Early Women's Literacy
  • Chapter Three: U.S.-Based Convents and the Literacy Experience
  • Chapter Four: Literacy in Convent Schools of European-Based Congregations
  • Chapter Five: Literacy, Benevolence, and the Paradox of Good Works
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A
  • Appendix B
  • Appendix C
  • Works Cited.