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Education of the Southern Belle : Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South by Christie Anne Farnham (1994, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherNew York University Press
ISBN-100814726151
ISBN-139780814726150
eBay Product ID (ePID)286209
Product Key Features
Number of Pages270 Pages
Publication NameEducation of the Southern Belle : Higher Education and Student Socialization in the Antebellum South
LanguageEnglish
SubjectUnited States / State & Local / South (Al, Ar, Fl, Ga, Ky, La, ms, Nc, SC, Tn, VA, WV), Sociology / General, Women's Studies
Publication Year1994
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaSocial Science, History
AuthorChristie Anne Farnham
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.6 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN93-005690
Reviews"Farnham has uncovered a wealth of information about a virtually untouched topic." - Joan Hoff, Professor of History, Indiana University, Co-editor, The Journal of Women's History, "Farnham has uncovered a wealth of information about a virtually untouched topic." -Joan Hoff,Professor of History, Indiana University, Co-editor, The Journal of Women's History, A highly readable investigation of [the] mores and systems of education that prepared women for a life of the mind, while at the same time indoctrinating them for conventional roles as wives and mothers., "A highly readable investigation of [the] mores and systems of education that prepared women for a life of the mind, while at the same time indoctrinating them for conventional roles as wives and mothers." - Booklist ,, "A highly readable investigation of [the] mores and systems of education that prepared women for a life of the mind, while at the same time indoctrinating them for conventional roles as wives and mothers." -Booklist, "Farnham has uncovered a wealth of information about a virtually untouched topic."- Joan Hoff, Professor of History, Indiana University, Co-editor,The Journal of Women's History
TitleLeadingThe
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal376/.975
SynopsisSuitable for those interested in women's studies, Southern history, and female friendship, this book provides us with an intimate picture of the social experience of antebellum women's colleges and seminaries in the South, analyzing the impact of these colleges upon the cultural construction of femininity among white Southern women., The American South before the Civil War was the site of an unprecedented social experiment in women's education. The South offered women an education explicitly designed to be equivalent to that of men, while maintaining and nurturing the gender conventions epitomized by the ideal of the Southern belle. This groundbreaking work provides us with an intimate picture of the entire social experience of antebellum women's colleges and seminaries in the South, analyzing the impact of these colleges upon the cultural construction of femininity among white Southern women, and their legacy for higher education. Christie Farnham investigates the contradiction involved in using a male-defined curricula to educate females, and explores how educators denied these incongruities. She also examines the impact of slavery on faculty and students. The emotional life of students is revealed through correspondence, journals, and scrapbooks, highlighting the role of sororities and romantic friendships among female pupils. Farnham ends with an analysis of how the end of the Civil War resulted in a failure to keep up with the advances that had been achieved in women's education. The most comprehensive history of this brief and unique period of reform to date, The Education of the Southern Belle is must reading for anyone interested in women's studies, Southern history, the history of American education, and female friendship.
LC Classification NumberLC1757.F37 1994
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