Women in Teacher Training Colleges, 1900-1960 : A Culture of Femininity

ISBN-13: 9780415214766 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 224 str.

Elizabeth Edwards

Opis

An investigation of the lives and experiences of women in these important and increasingly archaic training institutions of the early 20th century. The book provides an overview of the historical context of the development of the colleges and focuses on the histories of three colleges in particular: Homerton, Avery Hill and Bishop Otter. Drawing on a ranges of archival material, primary and secondary sources, and on the oral testimonies of former pupils and teachers, the book examines the following key themes: the changing social class of women students; the colleges' culture of femininity drawn from the organization and social practices of the middle-class home; the conflicting public and private roles of the woman principal; the role of the college staff and the residential context of college life; women's sexuality; and the last days of the women's colleges

Spis treści

Introduction 1 The historical context 2 The culture of femininity 3 The role of woman principal 4 The staff: academic and cultural enhancement 5 Sexuality 6 The last days of the women’s college: the 1950s Conclusion

O autorze

Elizabeth Edwards is a Senior Research Associate of Homerton College, Cambridge, and is a former librarian and archivist of the college. She has been published widely on many aspects of women’s lives in the teacher training colleges.