Daughters of the State - A Social Portrait of First Reform School for Girls in North America,

A rich and fascinating study of education, social reform, and women's history, Daughters of the State explores the lives of young girls who came to the State Industrial School for Girls in Lancaster, Massachusetts during its first fifty years.

About the author

Barbara Brenzel is Assistant Professor of Education and Department Chair at Wellesley College.

Summary

A rich and fascinating study of education, social reform, and women's history, Daughters of the State explores the lives of young girls who came to the State Industrial School for Girls in Lancaster, Massachusetts during its first fifty years.

Product details

• Authors: Barbara Brenzel, Barbara M. Brenzel
• Publisher: The MIT Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.1985
• EAN: 9780262521048
• ISBN: 978-0-262-52104-8
• No. of pages: 206
• Series: Harvard-Mit Joint Center for U; Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies Series; Daughters of the State; Harvard-MIT Joint Center for Urban Studies Series
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Social sciences (general)