Women Educators, Leaders and Activists - Educational Lives and Networks 1900-1960

"The chapters in this edited collection train the intellectual spotlight on women educators to trace the contours of their professional lives and the extent to which they challenged the gendered terrain they occupied. The emphasis is on women's historical public voices and their own interpretation of their 'selves' and 'lives' in their struggle to exercise authority in education at a particular historical moment and in a particular culture. Framing each of the women educators as agents of their own livesemphasizes their individual consciousness and ability to act within their own professional sphere. Thus, women need to be viewed in terms of the historical context in which they lived and the social positions they occupied"--

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“Each of the chapters has been written in a way that draws the reader into the historical and chronological storyline of the individual women. … This reading is interesting for students and scholars focusing on the gendered dimensions of education and professions related to teaching. It is also full of insights for those searching for historical perspectives on women’s struggles in education and women’s history.” (Victoria Showunmi, History of Education, Vol. 46 (3), 2017)
"This reading is interesting for students and scholars focusing on the gendered dimensions of education and professions related to teaching. It is also insightful for those searching for historical perspectives on women's struggles in education and women's history. Furthermore, it will be productive for anyone looking at the history of education in Anglo-speaking countries." - Gender and Education
'In Women Educators, Leaders and Activists: Educational Lives and Networks 1900 1960, readers will find seven chapters, plus a useful introduction by the editors and a thoughtful conclusion by Deirdre Raftery, that contribute to an understanding of how women in the past understood, navigated, and shaped their worlds.' Historical Studies in Education

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• Authors: Tany Fitzgerald, Tanya Fitzgerald, Tanya Smyth Fitzgerald, Elizabeth M Smyth, Elizabeth M. Smyth
• Assisted by: T. Fitzgerald (Editor), Tanya Fitzgerald (Editor), E. Smyth (Editor), Elizabeth Smyth (Editor), Elizabeth M. Smyth (Editor)
• Publisher: Palgrave UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 23.07.2014
• EAN: 9781137303516
• ISBN: 978-1-137-30351-6
• No. of pages: 225
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Geschichte, B, Gender Studies, Geschichte der Pädagogik, Bildungswesen: Organisation und Verwaltung, Education, History, Sociology, Social History, Gender Studies: Gruppen, History of Education, Administration, Organization and Leadership, Organization and Leadership, Gender studies, gender groups, School management and organization, Educational administration & organization, School administration, Education—History, History, Modern, Modern History, Palgrave Education Collection, Gender and Education, Gender identity in education