Women's Education in Colonial America Export

@article{citeulike:5831364, abstract = {The education of girls and young adult women in Colonial America appears to have received inadequate attention. Limited attention has contributed to a one-sided view of women's edu cation as being extremely impoverished when contrasted with the education of men. Such a view appears to have resulted from an overemphasis, in educational histories, on formal public schooling. This article briefly explores the contribution of other educational agencies such as the home, apprenticeship, and evening schools. The analysis contributes to the formulation of propositions sug gesting that while a sex bias apparently favored males in quality and quantity of educational opportunity, women's education in Colonial America was richer than is popularly conceived. 10.1177/074171367502500202}, author = {Long, Huey B.}, citeulike-article-id = {5831364}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/074171367502500202}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://aeq.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/25/2/90}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1177/074171367502500202}, journal = {Adult Education Quarterly}, keywords = {edu\_cation, education\_in\_colonial\_america, girls, histories, sex\_bias}, month = {January}, number = {2}, pages = {90--106}, posted-at = {2009-09-23 16:04:38}, priority = {2}, title = {Women's Education in Colonial America}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/074171367502500202}, volume = {25}, year = {1975} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:5831364 L3 - citeulike-article-id:5831364 N2 - The education of girls and young adult women in Colonial America appears to have received inadequate attention. Limited attention has contributed to a one-sided view of women's edu cation as being extremely impoverished when contrasted with the education of men. Such a view appears to have resulted from an overemphasis, in educational histories, on formal public schooling. This article briefly explores the contribution of other educational agencies such as the home, apprenticeship, and evening schools. The analysis contributes to the formulation of propositions sug gesting that while a sex bias apparently favored males in quality and quantity of educational opportunity, women's education in Colonial America was richer than is popularly conceived. 10.1177/074171367502500202 IS - 2 JF - Adult Education Quarterly EP - 106 TI - Women's Education in Colonial America VL - 25 SP - 90 KW - edu_cation KW - education_in_colonial_america KW - girls KW - histories KW - sex_bias AU - Long, Huey PY - 1975/01/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/074171367502500202 ER -