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Download full textCutler, William W., III – 1994
This paper describes the role of gender in the politics of American education, as carried out in Philadelphia and its suburbs from 1905 to 1930. It discusses volunteerism as a way of life for middle-class American women in the 19th century, particularly within the realm of education. Women were able to act as advocates of school reform through…
Descriptors: Activism, Boards of Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education
