Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women's Geographical Education

ISBN-13: 9781138546981 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 196 str.

Judith A. Tyner

Opis

The period from the late eighteenth century until about 1840 coincided with major changes in educational theories and practices, especially for girls, and this book uses needlework maps and globes to chart a broader discussion of women's geographic education. In this light, map samplers and embroidered globes represent a transition in women's education from 'accomplishments' in the eighteenth century to challenging geographic education and conventional map drawing in schools and academies of the second half of the nineteenth century.

Spis treści

Contents: Preface; Introduction; In the beginning was the sampler; British Isles traditions; Stitching a new nation; The world in silk; Needles and pens; Appendices; Bibliography; Index.

O autorze

Judith A. Tyner, is Professor Emerita at California State University, Long Beach, USA.