Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-183) and index.
Contents
Irish education : the best intentions -- Irish schools : windows of opportunity -- "Boston schools for Boston girls!" -- San Francisco : pioneers in the classroom -- Chicago : paradigm shift -- The end of a golden age -- "The one thing they can't take away."
Summary
This is a pioneering work that looks at the teaching profession at the turn of the century from the perspective of the women who taught in Irish and American classrooms.