In Third Republic France (1870-1940), the directrice of a normal school (é cole normale) for training women teachers was the most important woman representative of public primary education in each department. This study of 313 normal school directrices between 1879 and 1940, an important group of professional women not previously studied, explores the challenges they encountered and their responses. Women and the Politics of Education in Third Republic France deftly examines the history of these women and their contributions to French society.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
- Introduction: Women, Normal Schools, and the Politics of the Third Republic
- 1. Directrices and Their Mission in Republican Normal Schools
- 2. Training Future Teachers: Knowledge, Values, Conduct
- 3. Representing Republican Education: Directrices, Official Observers, and the Public
- 4. Directing Normal Schools in Petites Patries: Brittany and the Vendée, Algeria
- 5. Approaches to Feminism
- 6. Old Issues, New Challenges: From World War I to World War II
- Beyond the Third Republic: Epilogue and Conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
