| Description |
viii, 311 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Women's education in America before 1820 -- Part one : Emma Willard. Emma Willard, educator and builder -- An address to the public : proposing a plan for improving female education -- Selections from the textbooks of Emma Willard -- Part two : Catherine Beecher. Catherine Beecher, pioneer of education in the West -- Suggestions respecting improvements in education -- An essay on the education of female teachers -- An address on female suffrage -- Letters to the people on health and happiness -- Part three : Mary Lyon. Mary Lyon, pathfinder of college education for women -- New England Female Seminary for teachers -- Mount Holyoke Female Seminary -- Principles and design of the Mount Holyoke Female Seminary. |
| Note |
Reprint of the 1931 ed. |
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Includes biographies of the three educators with selections of their works. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Women -- Education -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Willard, Emma, 1787-1870.
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Beecher, Catharine Esther, 1800-1878.
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Lyon, Mary, 1797-1849.
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| ISBN |
0404028640 |
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