Seeking to understand how literary texts both shaped and reflected the century's debates over adolescent female education, this book examines fictional works and historical documents featuring descriptions of girls' formal educational experiences between the 1810s and the 1890s.
Publisher: Routledge
Publication Place: UK
Publication Year: 2009-04-17
Language: English
Number of Pages: 204
Edition: 1
Series: Studies in American Popular History and Culture
Tracing development of scientific sociology from Comte onwards, this book provides a narrative history of figures, ideas, and schools that lie behind ..