
ERIC Number: EJ545356
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1996
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Reading Women/Women Reading: The Making of Learned Women in Antebellum America.
Kelley, Mary
Journal of American History, v83 n2 p401-424 Sep 1996
Examines the role of women's literary societies in the United States during the first half of the 17th century. The reading societies provided a space for intellectual growth, companionship, and support. They also created a pre-feminist role model of a literate and competent woman, the "learned woman." (MJP)
Descriptors: Adult Development, Adult Reading Programs, Books, Cultural Activities, Enrichment Activities, Females, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Literature, Reading, Role Models, Self Actualization, Self Concept, Sex Stereotypes, Social Environment, Social History, Social Organizations, United States History, Womens Education
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles
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Audience: Researchers
Language: English
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