An exploration of the fascinating and controversial history of girls' education in America from the colonial era to the computer age. Girls and Literacy in Amer

This work offers a tour of the opportunities, obstacles and achievements in girls' education from the limited possibilities of colonial days to the wide-open po

Presents a comprehensive study guide to help teachers deal with impact of poverty on elementary education, and draws upon the findings of her five-year study of

Reading Women brings into conversation the latest scholarship by early modernists and early Americanists on the role of gender in the production and consumption

Presents research into the differences in boys' and girls' experiences of the reading and writing curriculum at home and in school. The book includes an outline