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Brenzel, Barbara M. – 1983
In this overview of precedents set in the informal and formal education of women of the 19th century, a revisionist approach to the history of education is outlined. Such an approach focuses not only on the elite women's struggles for education, but also on the education of women of color, different classes, and various ethnic backgrounds. Popular…
Descriptors: Authors, Educational History, Educational Practices, Educational Trends
Bahn, Eugene; Bahn, Margaret L. – 1970
This historical account of the oral interpretation of literature establishes a chain of events comprehending 25 centuries of verbal tradition from the Homeric Age through 20th Century America. It deals in each era with the viewpoints and contributions of major historical figures to oral interpretation, as well as with oral interpretation's…
Descriptors: Classical Literature, Cultural Influences, Eighteenth Century Literature, History
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Widmer, Ellen – International Journal of Social Education, 1991
Discusses the relationship between the prominence of themes of the literate gentry woman in Chinese fiction and the rise of women poets. Examines later Japanese fiction to find influences of the woman reader and of earlier Chinese works. Explores the scholar-beauty novels, women as warriors, female martyrdom, and the equating of virtue with…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Authors, Chinese Culture, Confucianism
McAninch, Christopher – 1981
The architecture sequence at Hiram College, Ohio, which consists of three courses and supervised volunteer work at restoration sites in the region, is described. The sequence links American architecture and the broader areas of cultural history and literature, and the courses are open to any student in the college. The introductory course examines…
Descriptors: Architectural Character, Architectural Education, Art History, Building Design
Crowell, Michael – 1978
Dialect writing in nineteenth-century America has been used as a source of evidence about popular American language and culture. Works employing dialect have been studied as documents embodying perceptions of the relation between character, role, and moral values on the one hand, and speech variety on the other. Critics have noticed the difference…
Descriptors: American Culture, Analytical Criticism, Cultural Influences, Dialect Studies
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1984
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 24 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the follwing: (1) the effects of junior great books programs on students' thinking and reading skills, (2) adolescent novels and the ideology of femininity, (3) the effect of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Advance Organizers, Annotated Bibliographies, Black Literature
DaGue, Elizabeth L. – 1978
This document describes an interdisciplinary English and history course on women and work in the 19th and 20th centuries. It is designed for 11th and 12th grade students and it includes ideas suitable for use with college bound or vocationally oriented students. A major objective of the course is to help students analyze their ideas on work and…
Descriptors: College Bound Students, Course Descriptions, Employed Women, English Curriculum
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