The Female Teacher: The Beginnings of Teaching as a "Woman’s Profession"
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ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-bgsu15664630485154572021-08-03T07:12:44Z The Female Teacher: The Beginnings of Teaching as a "Woman’s Profession" Navarre, Jane Piirto Gender Studies This study examined the reasons for the feminization of the teaching profession in the United States in the nineteenth century, where, by the end of the century, 7 out of 10 teachers were women, when only 1 out of 10 had been at the beginning of the century. It focused on the influence of private seminaries and academies in the growth of the profession, before public normal schools were established. It also focused on schools in Ohio, which was settled during the period of the academies, and which had, during the century, over two hundred. Chapter I. summarized the philosophy for educating women in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, beginning with Rousseau. The ideas of Wollstonecraft, More, Fordyce, Rush, and Webster were discussed. Chapter II. viewed the contributions of three pioneers in women's education--Emma Willard, Catharine Beecher, and Mary Lyon. Their "innatist" and "antifeminist" philosophies, informed by their evangelical Christian views, were very influential in establishing how a "female teacher" should be. Chapter III. summarized school legislation history in Ohio, which made it possible for the seminaries and private colleges to flourish in the state. Chapter IV. narrowed the focus to two institutions in Ohio--Western Female Seminary in Oxford, and Lake Erie Female Seminary in Painesville, Mary Lyon/Mount Holyoke "little sister" schools. Chapter V. discussed other seminaries in Ohio, those in Granville and in Steubenville. Many primary materials were used, including unpublished letters and diaries. One purpose was to show what life in a seminary was like. Another purpose was to show the influence of the clergy and the church on the development of the profession of the self-sacrificing, low paid, highly moral, unmarried, "female teacher," who had a great influence on American society. 1977 English text Bowling Green State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463048515457 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=bgsu1566463048515457 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws. |
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