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The Schooling of Girls in Britain and Ireland, 1800- 1900 - Routledge Research in Gender and History 1st edition
McDermid, Jane (University of Southampton, UK)
The Schooling of Girls in Britain and Ireland, 1800- 1900 - Routledge Research in Gender and History 1st edition
McDermid, Jane (University of Southampton, UK)
This is a comparison of the schooling of girls in the UK in the Victorian period, focusing on the interaction of gender, class, religion and nationality. It reveals how middle-class women used reform to establish a public role for themselves based on a domesticated life for their lower class ‘sisters’.
216 pages
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 24, 2017 |
ISBN13 | 9781138118447 |
Publishers | Taylor & Francis Ltd |
Pages | 228 |
Dimensions | 227 × 152 × 22 mm · 332 g |
Language | English |