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100 1  Mattingly, Carol,|d1945-|eauthor. 
245 10 Secret habits :|bCatholic literacy education for women in 
       the early nineteenth century /|cCarol Mattingly. 
264  1 Carbondale :|bSouthern Illinois University Press,|c[2016] 
300    xx, 272 pages ;|c24 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  Chronology of early convent schools and New England 
       proprietor schools for girls before 1840 -- Introduction :
       beyond the Protestant literacy myth -- Literacy, religion,
       and schoolbooks --  The religious nature of early women's 
       literacy -- U. S.-based convents and the literacy 
       experience -- Literacy in convent schools of European-
       based congregations -- Literacy, benevolence, and the 
       paradox of good works -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: 
       Chronological index of the earliest Catholic women 
       religious communities in the United States -- Appendix B: 
       Representative academic rules and schedules -- Appendix C:
       Schedule for pupils from the Ursuline Règlements. 
520    "Literacy historians have credited the Protestant mandate 
       to read scripture, as well as Protestant schools, for 
       advances in American literacy. This belief, however, has 
       overshadowed other important efforts and led to an 
       incomplete understanding of our literacy history. In 
       Secret Habits: Catholic Literacy Education for Women in 
       the Early Nineteenth Century, Carol Mattingly restores the
       work of Catholic nuns and sisters to its rightful place in
       literacy studies. Mattingly shows that despite widespread 
       fears and opposition, including attacks by vaunted 
       northeastern Protestant pioneers of literacy, Catholic 
       women nonetheless became important educators of women in 
       many areas of America. They founded convents, convent 
       academies, and schools; developed their own curricula and 
       pedagogies; and persisted in their efforts in the face of 
       significant prejudices. The convents faced sharp 
       opposition from Protestant educators, who often played on 
       anti-Catholic fears to gain support for their own schools.
       Using a performative rhetoric of good works that 
       emphasized their civic involvement, Catholic women were 
       able to educate large numbers of women and expand 
       opportunities for literacy instruction. A needed 
       corrective to studies that have focused solely on efforts 
       by Protestant educators, Mattingly's work offers new 
       insights into early nineteenth-century women's literacy, 
       demonstrating that efforts at literacy education were more
       religiously and geographically diverse than previously 
       recognized. Secret Habits chronicles the adversity 
       Catholic nuns and sisters faced as they worked to provide 
       literacy instruction to women in early America. "--
       |cProvided by publisher. 
520    ""Secret Habits" contributes to our understanding of 
       women's literacy in the nineteenth century by critically 
       examining literacy studies' acceptance of the Protestant 
       literacy myth, the curriculum and pedagogy of Catholic 
       schools, and the ways in which Catholic nuns and sisters 
       worked to alleviate biases toward them and their religion"
       --|cProvided by publisher. 
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650  0 Women in education|zUnited States|xHistory|y19th century. 
650  0 Catholic teachers|zUnited States|xHistory|y19th century. 
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650  7 EDUCATION / History.|2bisacsh 
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650  7 Women|xEducation.|2fast|0(OCoLC)fst01176670 
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