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Download full textBurstyn, Joan N.; Corrigan, Ruth R. – 1974
An investigation of a sample of geography, physiology, and arithmetic textbooks used during the period 1880-1920 is described. The paper details the attitudes expressed in these books toward women in society: what they were expected to be, their status vis-a-vis the roles of men, the overlap between the roles of men and women. The paper also…
Descriptors: Females, History, Role Perception, Sex Discrimination
Burstyn, Joan N. – Tennessee Education, 1974
A Joint Task Force on Sexism in Education represented by the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Pennsylvanians for Women's Rights, and the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission outlined a broad program for combatting sexism in educational structures and educational personnel. (JC)
Descriptors: Career Guidance, Curriculum Development, Educational Practices, Job Placement
