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1 online resource |
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text file |
| Summary |
"This book analyses six pioneer schools for girls established between 1742 and 1910. It highlights the motivations of the men and women involved, the resistance to educating women they faced, and the ongoing potential of agency, activism, and social entrepreneurship to create awareness and change attitudes to social injustice"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Schools for girls -- The Moravian school for girls in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, USA -- Schools for Davit girls in Pune, India -- Secondary schooling for girls in Norwich, UK -- A school for Straits Chinese girls, Singapore -- Gayaza High School for girls, Uganda, East Africa -- The first school for Muslim girls, Baku, Azerbaijan -- Entrepreneurship and advocacy: themes across time and space -- The present: advocates and entrepreneurs for girl's education. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Girls -- Education -- History.
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Girls -- Education. |
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History. |
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Girls. |
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Girls -- Education -- Social aspects.
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Girls' schools -- History.
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Girls' schools. |
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EDUCATION -- Administration -- General. |
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Social aspects. |
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Subject |
Girls. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Sperandio, Jill. Pioneering education for girls across the globe. Lanham : Lexington Books, [2019] 9781498524872 (DLC) 2018046755 |
| ISBN |
1498524885 |
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9781498524889 (electronic book) |
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9781498524872 (cloth ; alkaline paper) |
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