Victorian Education and the Ideal of Womanhood
Release on 2016-11-18 | by Joan N. Burstyn

Everyone knew the language of the Bible and religious opposition to higher education for women was buttressed by all the power of entrenched belief. Although some theological arguments could be disputed only by experts in the same way ...

Victorian Education and the Ideal of Womanhood
  • Author: Joan N. Burstyn
  • Publisher: Routledge
  • ISBN: 9781315444307
  • Category: Education
  • Page: 190
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This study, first published in 1980, argues that higher education for women was accepted by the end of the nineteenth-century, and higher education was becoming a desirable preparation for teachers in girls’ schools. By accepting the opponents’ claim that higher education for women had the potential to revolutionise relations between the sexes, this fascinating book demonstrates how the relevance of the nineteenth-century serves to enhance our understanding of the contemporary women’s movement. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.

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