Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ493955
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1993
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Emma Willard's Idea Put to the Test: The Consequences of State Support of Female Education in New York, 1819-67.
Beadie, Nancy
History of Education Quarterly, v33 n4 p543-62 Win 1993
Describes the role of Emma Willard in encouraging the New York State legislature to provide state support for women's education. Discusses political and social issues in the mid-1800s and Willard's vision of a separate system of higher education for women. Outlines establishment of teacher education programs. (CFR)
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Educational Finance, Educational History, Educational Objectives, Educational Philosophy, Females, Higher Education, Males, Politics of Education, Sex Discrimination, Single Sex Colleges, Single Sex Schools, Social Change, Teacher Education, United States History, Womens Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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