History of Women's Education in Englandaa
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History of Women's Education in Englandaa by Purvis
This book examines the education of working-class and middle-class girls between 1800-1914. It argues that an influential middle-class ideology advocated that all women should confine their activities to the home, as housewives and mothers. It held that women from the lower classes should be given instruction only in knowledge that was domestically useful, and that middle-class women should be allowed to develop accomplishments that would allow them to attract socially desirable suitors. The book argues that many women of both these classes struggled against these views that were so sedulously upheld by their husbands and fathers.
Purvis, June: - June Purvis is Professor of Women's & Gender History at Portsmouth University and Editor of *Women's History Review*
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| ISBN 13 | 9780335097753 |
| ISBN 10 | 0335097758 |
| Title | History of Women's Education in Englandaa |
| Author | Purvis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Open University Press |
| Year published | 1991-06-16 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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