Includes bibliographical references (pages [225]-276) and index.
Contents:
Prayer and protest at the Canterbury Female Seminary -- Race and reform at the Young Ladies' Domestic Seminary -- Women teachers in New York City -- Race, gender, and the American high school -- Black girlhood and equal school rights -- Character education and the antebellum classroom -- Conclusion. Going forward.
Summary:
""In Pursuit of Knowledge" explores Black women and educational activism in Antebellum America"--Provided by publisher.
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