03040oam 2200637I 450 991045394530332120200520144314.00-415-93473-70-203-95249-91-135-33920-110.4324/9780203952498 (CKB)2550000001263089(EBL)1666982(SSID)ssj0001217086(PQKBManifestationID)11715821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001217086(PQKBWorkID)11202306(PQKB)10410953(MiAaPQ)EBC1666982(Au-PeEL)EBL1666982(CaPaEBR)ebr10858096(CaONFJC)MIL589448(OCoLC)876513332(OCoLC)958105623(EXLCZ)99255000000126308920130331e20132003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe science education of American girls a historical perspective /Kim TolleyAbingdon, Oxon :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (304 p.)Studies in the history of educationFirst published in 2003 by RoutledgeFalmer.0-415-93472-9 1-306-58197-4 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover ; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Tables; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Geography Opens the Door; 2 Science for Ladies, Classics for Gentlemen; 3 ""What Will Be the Use of This Study?""; 4 From Arithmetic to Higher Mathematics; 5 The Rise of Natural History; 6 ""Study Nature, Not Books""; 7 Other Paths, Other Opportunities; 8 Physics for Boys; Conclusion; Notes on Sources; Notes; IndexThe Science Education of American Girls provides a comparative analysis of the science education of adolescent boys and girls, and analyzes the evolution of girls' scientific interests from the antebellum era through the twentieth century. Kim Tolley expands the understanding of the structural and cultural obstacles that emerged to transform what, in the early nineteenth century, was regarded as a ""girl's subject."" As the form and content of pre-college science education developed, Tolley argues, direct competition between the sexes increased. Subsequently, the cultural constructionGarland reference library of social science.Studies in the history of education.ScienceStudy and teachingUnited StatesHistoryWomenEducationUnited StatesHistoryElectronic books.ScienceStudy and teachingHistory.WomenEducationHistory.507.1/073Tolley Kimberley.938761MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910453945303321The science education of American girls2115844UNINA