Gender and the Practices of Scientific History: The Seminar and Archival Research in the Nineteenth Century.

Smith, Bonnie G.

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ERIC Number: EJ519027

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1995

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Gender and the Practices of Scientific History: The Seminar and Archival Research in the Nineteenth Century.

Smith, Bonnie G.

American Historical Review, v100 n4 p1150-76 Oct 1995

Contends that two practices of scientific history--the seminar and archival research--influenced historical research more than ideals of truth and objectivity. Discusses sexual bias in relation to archival access and other research practices. (CFR)

Descriptors: Archives, Educational Change, Females, Higher Education, Historians, Historiography, Males, Primary Sources, Research Problems, Sex Bias, Sex Differences, Social Change, Social Influences, Social Science Research

Publication Type: Information Analyses; Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers; Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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