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Peer reviewedTetreault, Mary Kay – Social Education, 1984
A content analysis of secondary U.S. history textbooks revealed that texts do include discussions of women. However, the emphasis is usually on female contributions that are an extension of women's nurturing role within the family or that are supportive of male activities. Eleanor Roosevelt is the most featured woman. (RM)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Females, Feminism, Secondary Education
