"Recommended." -- Choice "Can help us understand the context in which to evaluate work on women's education." -- Feminist Collections
Part I Foundations for a Study of the History of Women's Education; Chapter 1 European Themes in the Education of Women; Chapter 2 Themes in Women's Education in the United States; Part II Educating Women for a Purpose; Chapter 3 Education for Hearth and Home; Chapter 4 Education for Paid Work; Chapter 5 Education for Civic Responsibilities and Action; Chapter 6 Defining the Educated Woman; Part III Women Making History in Education; Chapter 7 The Search for Equity in Education; Chapter 8 New Directions in Education: Gender as a Focus of Inquiry;