| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 123 pages) |
| Contents |
Intro; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1 Schools for Girls; 2 The Moravian School for Girls in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania; 3 Schools for Davit Girls in Pune, India; 4 Secondary Schooling for Girls in Norwich, UK; 5 A School for Straits Chinese Girls in Singapore; 6 Gayaza High School for Girls, Uganda, East Africa; 7 A School for Muslim Girls, Baku, Azerbaijan; 8 Themes across Time and Space; 9 The Present; Bibliography; Index; About the author |
| Summary |
This book analyses six pioneer schools for girls established between 1742 and 1910. It highlights the motivations of the men and women involved, the resistance to educating women they faced, and the ongoing potential of agency, activism, and social entrepreneurship to create awareness and change attitudes to social injustice |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource, title from digital title page (Ebook Central, viewed on May 1, 2020) |
| Subject |
Girls -- Education -- History
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Girls -- Education -- Social aspects
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Girls' schools -- History
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Girls -- Education.
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Girls' schools.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498524889 |
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1498524885 |
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