Flora White In the Vanguard of Gender Equity |
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| Author:
| Morice, Linda C. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4985-4238-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $208.00 |
Book Description:
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This study examines the origins of the progressive education movement through the lens of the life of Flora White (1860-1948), an educator who worked to promote the physical and intellectual growth of girls and young women. It analyzes the role of women in the movement and how marginalized women dealt with powerful men to advance their own agency.
This study examines the origins of the progressive education movement through the lens of the life of Flora White (1860-1948), an educator who worked to promote the physical and intellectual growth of girls and young women. It analyzes the role of women in the movement and how marginalized women dealt with powerful men to advance their own agency.