The science education of American girls
Subtitle: a historical perspective
By: Kim Tolley.
Series: Studies in the history of education; Studies in the history of education (RoutledgeFalmer (Firm))
Publisher: RoutledgeFalmer
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
Subjects: Science -- Study and teaching -- United States -- History; Women -- Education -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [225]-274) and index.
Table of contents: title: Geography opens the door; title: Science for ladies, classics for gentlemen; title: "What will be the use of this study?"; title: From arithmetic to higher mathematics; title: The rise of natural history; title: "Study nature, not books"; title: Other paths, other opportunities; title: Physics for boys.