A Brief History Of Womans Education

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A Brief History Of Womans Education
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It all began in the Garden...
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Early Philosophical Ideas

• Epistle of Paul...submissive
• To blame
• Easier than men to seduce
• Meant to be dominated by men
• Nurturing and domestic
• Governed by rational natures of father and husband

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Colonial Period
Dame Schools
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The 1700s

• Three Changes...

I. The Cult of Domesticity
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II A new concept for marriage romance and
companionship
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Thomas Jeffersons daughter,
Martha Jefferson
The chance that she will draw a blockhead I
calculate at about 14 to 1.... Thomas Jefferson
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III Increased availability of print materials
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1800s
Catherine Beecher
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Seneca Falls, New YorkConference for Womens
Rights
1848
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Oberlin College, Oberlin, Ohio
1833
Mount Holyoke, Mass. 1838
Vassar College 1865
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20th Century Laws That Helped
Peggy Whitley, 1968, First Pregnant Teacher
Until 1941, women who married were fired.
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Title IX 1972
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In the past, women with little education often
believed that they were not capable of things
such as participating in politics, having a
career, or even owning property. Women who were
lucky enough to have received a quality
education were more likely to be pioneers in
civic activism and make history. By
understanding the history of womens education
one is better able to appreciate how far we have
come and the extraordinary women who brought us
here.
  EXHIBIT HOME TIMELINE BIOGRAPHIES 1700'S 1800'S
1900'S     NWHM HOME
From http//www.nmwh.org/exhibits/Education/Intr
oduction.html (The National Womens History
Museum, online)