Practical Visionaries Women, Education and Social Progress, 1790-1930
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Mary Hilton is a Senior Lecturer in Education and Pam Hirsch is a Senior Research Associate at Homerton College, Cambridge.<p>"This attractively presented book has much to offer both specialists and non-specialists alike" </p><p><em>–English Historical Review</em></p>
An examination of women educationists in nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain. Working with new paradigms opened up by feminist scholarship, it reveals how women leaders were determined to transform education in the quest for a better society. Previous scholarship has either neglected the contributions of these women or has misplaced them. Consequently intellectual histories of education have come to seem almost exclusively masculine. This collection shows the important role which figures such as Mary Carpenter, Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon, Elizabeth Edwards and Maria Montessori played in the struggle to provide greater educational opportunities for women. The contributors are: Anne Bloomfield, Kevin J. Brehony, Norma Clarke, Peter Cunningham, Mary Jane Drummond, Elizabeth Edwards, Mary Hilton, Pam Hirsch, Jane Miller, Hilary Minns, Wendy Robinson, Gillian Sutherland and Ruth Watts.
This book examines women educationists in nineteenth and early twentieth century Britain. Exploring new avenues opened up by the latest research in gender studies the book reveals how women leaders were determined to transform education in the quest for a better society.
- This book shows the important role which figures such as Mary Carpenter, Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon (one of the founders of Girton College, Cambridge), Elizabeth Edwards (Homerton College's first women Principal) and Maria Montessori played in the struggle to provide greater educational opportunities for women.
- Previous scholarship has either neglected the contributions of these women - who were household names in their local communities, and several were national and international figures.
- It shows how middle-class Victorian women were not confined to a private sphere - these leaders' travelled widely, made public appearances, and were involved in political activism - this book highlights their more active role.