Download or read book Stitching the World: Embroidered Maps and Women’s Geographical Education written by Professor Judith A Tyner and published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. This book was released on 2015-04-28 with total page 165 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The period from the late eighteenth century until about 1840 coincided with major changes in educational theories and practices, especially for girls, and this book uses needlework maps and globes to chart a broader discussion of women's geographic education. In this light, map samplers and embroidered globes represent a transition in women's education from 'accomplishments' in the eighteenth century to challenging geographic education and conventional map drawing in schools and academies of the second half of the nineteenth century.