The science education of American girls : a historical perspective / / Kim Tolley
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| Autore: |
Tolley Kimberley
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| Titolo: |
The science education of American girls : a historical perspective / / Kim Tolley
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| Pubblicazione: | Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (304 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 507.1/073 |
| Soggetto topico: | Science - Study and teaching - United States - History |
| Women - Education - United States - History | |
| Note generali: | First published in 2003 by RoutledgeFalmer. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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; Index |
| Sommario/riassunto: | The 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 construction |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The science education of American girls |
| ISBN: | 1-135-33927-9 |
| 0-415-93473-7 | |
| 0-203-95249-9 | |
| 1-135-33920-1 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910821620603321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
Garland reference library of social science. . -Studies in the history of education.