"Smuggling in the girls" colonial new england -- Why educate girls? -- Coeducation in rural common schools -- Coeducation in public schools -- Rising tide of coeducation in the high school -- King canutes attack the perils of coeducation and women teachers -- Differentiating the high school: the "boy problem" -- Differentiating the high school: the "women question" -- Feminists discover the hidden injuries of coeducation.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-358) and index.