Pioneering Education For Girls Across The Globe

Author : Jill Sperandio
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1498524885
Total Pages : 133 pages
Book Rating : 4.89/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneering Education for Girls across the Globe written by Jill Sperandio and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-11 with total page 133 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The mid-18th to the early 20th century saw growing interest in the education of girls from all social classes in all regions of the world. During this time period of expanding empires and international travel, pioneering girls’ schools were established by educational entrepreneurs, predominantly men, supported by dedicated women school administrators and teachers who ensured the smooth operation of the schools and well-being of the girls attending them. The schools preceded national and local interest in educating girls, and frequently encountered resistance from the communities they sought to serve for the challenge and potential disruption they threatened to the existing gendered social order. The author examines six of these pioneering girls’ schools drawing her case studies from Britain, Colonial America, Singapore, India, Azerbaijan and Uganda. Placing each school in its geographical and historical setting, she analyses the driving forces that led their founders to undertake the oft-difficult task of funding and promoting the schools. Beliefs and gendered stereotypes regarding the roles of women in society posed further difficulties as did the conflicting educational ideologies, quality and attainment expectations to be negotiated in developing curriculum for the schools. On the global level, the school case studies illustrate how imperial expansion, and oft-accompanying religious missionary activity, exposed previously isolated communities in very diverse environments and social contexts to new ideas and influences creating tensions between desires for change and modernization and fears of loss of ethnic community. The author concludes by considering the ongoing importance of local agency, activism and social entrepreneurship in creating awareness of the need for quality education for girls in many parts of the world today.

Author : Tonya Huber
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781648021770
Total Pages : 278 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Education Around the Globe written by Tonya Huber and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "International Education Inquiries is a book series dedicated to realizing the global vision of Education 2030a. This vision involves "ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all." The founding editors seek to provide a forum for the diverse voices of scholars and practitioners from across the globe asking questions about transforming the vision of Education 2030 into a reality. Published chapters will reflect a variety of formats, free of methodological restrictions, involving disciplinary as well as interdisciplinary inquiries. We expect the series will be a leading forum for pioneers redefining the global discussion about the people, places and perspectives shaping Education 2030 outcomes"--

Author : Willystine Goodsell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 311 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of women's education in the United States written by Willystine Goodsell and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Willystine Goodsell
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.39/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers of Women's Education in the United States written by Willystine Goodsell and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book attempts to fill an existing need for an account of the part played in the historical development of American education by certain outstanding women. The biographies of these pioneers are recounted rather fully and the more significant of their writings, already becoming rare, have been brought together in convenient form. It is to be hoped that instructors of the history of education will continue and extend a practice, here and there begun, of devoting some consideration to the material question of the education of women in bygone times and to the signal services rendered by women to the improvement of that education. - Preface.

Author : Alice Zimmern
Publisher : DigiCat
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Renaissance of Girls' Education in England: A Record of Fifty Years' Progress written by Alice Zimmern and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: To all whom it may interest, the author dedicates this brief summary of the events which have wrought a peaceful revolution among us during the last fifty years. Among the many changes of the half-century, the great transformation in the education of women surely deserves a record. The workers have been many, the help given of various kinds, yet no event is isolated, for all are links in one chain of progress. Fifty years ago a few far-sighted men and women gave the impetus; we who harvest where they sow may like to be reminded, in this season of retrospects, of the great debt we owe them. What has touched the lives of so many women is the concern of all, and though the author shall be proud indeed if my book proves welcome to teachers, the author should wish most of all to address herself to that old and long-tried friend of literature, the general reader. If he, or she, can be persuaded, to spend an hour or two, learning the past and present of the education of our girls, then the author's purpose will have been accomplished.

Author : Marelene Rayner-canham
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1786347709
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneering British Women Chemists: Their Lives And Contributions written by Marelene Rayner-canham and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2019-12-30 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'The book neatly illuminates a forgotten history of female chemists — and this is not an overstatement. It contains a multitude of names, events and socio-economic interactions in the pursuit of women's education and professional emancipation that are guaranteed to contain stories that readers will not have heard before … It is easily a dip-in and dip-out type of read, allowing simple navigation to specific areas of Britain, disciplines and professions … Besides highlighting the women who fought against an inherently male-dominated system and celebrating their supporters, this book also examines the events and the history surrounding their lives and endeavours. It pays particular note to the nations of the British Isles and gives equal contribution to those lost in history as to those names we are all so familiar with. A fantastic resource that has been excellently researched, I am sure it will remain an ageless tribute and reference work.'Education in ChemistryHistorically, British chemistry has been perceived as a solely male endeavour. However, this perception is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted British women for centuries past. In this new book, the authors trace the story of women's fascination with chemistry back to the amateur women chemists of the late 1500s. From the 1880s, pioneering academic girls' schools provided the knowledge base and enthusiasm to enable their graduates to enter chemistry degree programs at university. The ensuing stream of women chemistry graduates made interesting and significant contributions to their fields, yet they have been absent from the historical record.In addition to the broad picture, the authors focus upon the life and contributions of some of the individual women chemists who were determined to survive and flourish in their chosen field. From secondary school to university to industry, some of the women chemists expressed their sentiments and enthusiasm in chemistry verse. Examples of their poetic efforts are sprinkled throughout to give a unifying theme from grade school to university and industrial employment. This book provides a well-researched glimpse into the forgotten world of British women in chemistry up to the 1930s and 1940s.

Author : Peggy Frankland
Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 1496802136
Total Pages : 286 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Pioneers of the Louisiana Environmental Movement written by Peggy Frankland and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2013-04-05 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Women Pioneers of the Louisiana Environmental Movement provides a window into the passion and significance of thirty-eight committed individuals who led a grassroots movement in a socially conservative state. The book is comprised of oral history narratives in which women activists share their motivation, struggles, accomplishments, and hard-won wisdom. Additionally interviews with eight men, all leaders who worked with or against the women, provide more insight into this rich—and also gendered—history. The book sheds light on Louisiana and America’s social and political history, as well as the national environmental movement in which women often emerged to speak for human rights, decent health care, and environmental protection. By illuminating a crucial period in Louisiana history, the women tell how “environmentalism” emerged within a state already struggling with the dual challenges of adjusting to the civil rights movement and the growing oil boom. Peggy Frankland, an environmental activist herself since 1982, worked with a team of interviewers, especially those trained at Louisiana State University’s T. Harry Williams Center for Oral History. Together they interviewed forty women pioneers of the state environmental movement. Frankland’s work also was aided by a grant from the Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities. In this compilation, she allows the women’s voices to provide a clear picture of how their smallest actions impacted their communities, their families, and their way of life. Some experiences were frightening, some were demeaning, and many women were deeply affected by the individual persecution, ridicule, and scorn their activities brought. But their shared victories reveal the positive influence their activism had on the lives of loved ones and fellow citizens.

Author : Dorothy Van Ess
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780802815859
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.55/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Pioneers in the Arab World written by Dorothy Van Ess and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 1974 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first-person account of the authors forty years in the Reformed Church mission to the Arabs reveals much of the significance of the missionary movement, both for the world and for the churches that support it.

Author : Ahmed A. Karim
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 981161413X
Total Pages : 211 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Female Pioneers from Ancient Egypt and the Middle East written by Ahmed A. Karim and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-07-27 with total page 211 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the contributions of Eastern female pioneers in science, politics and arts from Ancient Egypt to modern times, and discusses the possible psychological and social impact of this knowledge on today’s gender role in Eastern and Western Societies. Based on psychological studies on social learning, the book argues that profound knowledge of the historical contributions of Eastern female pioneers in science, politics and arts can improve today’s gender roles in Middle Eastern countries and inspire young women living in Western Societies with Eastern migration background. Spanning disciplines such as Natural sciences, Neuroscience, Psychology, Sociology, Islamic Theology, History and Arts, and including contributions from diverse geographical regions across the world, this book provides an elaborate review of the gender role of women in Ancient Egypt and the Middle East, outlining their prominence and influence and discusses the possible psychological and social impact of this knowledge on today’s gender roles.

Author : Geoffrey Rayner-canham
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 1908978996
Total Pages : 561 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chemistry Was Their Life: Pioneering British Women Chemists, 1880-1949 written by Geoffrey Rayner-canham and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2008-10-23 with total page 561 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: British chemistry has traditionally been depicted as a solely male endeavour. However, this perspective is untrue: the allure of chemistry has attracted women since the earliest times. Despite the barriers placed in their path, women studied academic chemistry from the 1880s onwards and made interesting or significant contributions to their fields, yet they are virtually absent from historical records.Comprising a unique set of biographies of 141 of the 896 known women chemists from 1880 to 1949, this work attempts to address the imbalance by showcasing the determination of these women to survive and flourish in an environment dominated by men. Individual biographical accounts interspersed with contemporary quotes describe how women overcame the barriers of secondary and tertiary education, and of admission to professional societies. Although these women are lost to historical records, they are brought together here for the first time to show that a vibrant culture of female chemists did indeed exist in Britain during the late 19th and early 20th centuries./a