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Download full textWeaver, Susan J. Marnell – 2001
West Virginia's philosophy toward equality of opportunity differed from that of southern states. Gender roles in West Virginia were unique to Scottish and Irish settlers; men were warriors and women did such heavy work as clearing fields, slaughtering, and cutting forests. Early settlers in other southern states such as Virginia were from southern…
Descriptors: Black Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Education
