A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.

Smith, Joan K.; Vaughn, Courtney

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Publication Date: 2000

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A Conundrum: Perceptions of Gender and Professional Educators during the Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Centuries.

Smith, Joan K.; Vaughn, Courtney

Educational Foundations, v14 n3 p5-20 Sum 2000

Examines the careers and ideologies of several women educators throughout history, concluding that the very ideals that justified their entry into education also stalled their journey toward professional status. The experiences of white, African-American, and Native-American women are presented. What emerges is a view of female educators living with ideological inconsistency. (SM)

Descriptors: American Indians, Black Teachers, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Equal Opportunities (Jobs), Females, Foundations of Education, Gender Issues, Higher Education, Racial Bias, Sex Bias, Sex Role, Women Faculty

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Language: English

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