Politics of education in the new South
Subtitle: women and reform in Georgia, 1890-1930
By: Rebecca S. Montgomery.
Edition: 1st printing.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 263
Subjects: Politics and education -- Georgia -- History -- 19th century; Politics and education -- Georgia -- History -- 20th century; Middle class women -- Georgia -- Political activity; Georgia -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Georgia -- Social conditions -- 20th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Reforming women's education : changing "the equation between living and being"; title: Reforming rural public schools : gender and the creation of Southern community; title: Reforming the countryside : women, Blacks, and cooperative extension services; title: Reforming the mountaineers : education and the politics of gender, race, and reproduction; title: Reforming working-class education : kindergartens, mill schools, and the struggle against child labor.