Review
"Cordier makes a significant contribution to the history of teaching." -- Polly Kaufman, author of Women Teachers on the Frontier
"This important work uniquely pulls together the history of women in rural education." -- Kansas History
Fresh insights that upset stereotypes and open new lines of interpretation." -- Illinois Historical Journal
"This important work uniquely pulls together the history of women in rural education." -- Kansas History
Fresh insights that upset stereotypes and open new lines of interpretation." -- Illinois Historical Journal
Product Description
This lively book, now available in paperback, focuses on the women responsible for educating prairie children. Most were natives of the region, often teenaged girls away from home for the first time. Teaching under difficult circumstances, schoolwomen not only struggled to meet their students' needs but also used all the means at their disposalsummer institutes, normal schools, and even reading programs by mailto upgrade their own educational credentials.
