Women's Education in Early Modern Europe: A History, 1500Tto 1800 (Garland Reference Library of Social Science)

This book chronicles 300 years of women's education during this time. Barabara Whitehead examines this history from a feminist perspective, pointing to the subversive actions of the women of this period that led to the formation of academia as we know it. The notion of education as "preparation for one's station in life" is explored in these essays. They look at what constituted education for women in early modern Europe, show the gender-specific nature of teaching, and the different ends that were being aimed at in educating women and men The notion of education as "preparation for one's station in life" is explored in these essays. They look at what constituted education for women in early modern Europe and show the gender-specific nature of teaching Education in Renaissance Italy operated along two sets of separate tracks: on the one hand, those distinguished by Latin and the vernacular; on the other, those created by gender. Edited By Barbara J. Whitehead. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.