Victorian Education and the Ideal of Womanhood

This study, first published in 1980, argues that higher education for women was accepted by the end of the nineteenth-century, and higher education was becoming a desirable preparation for teachers in girlsΓÇÖ schools. By accepting the opponentsΓÇÖ claim that higher education for women had the potential to revolutionise relations between the sexes, this fascinating book demonstrates how the relevance of the nineteenth-century serves to enhance our understanding of the contemporary womenΓÇÖs movement. This title will be of interest to students of history and education.