In her hands
Subtitle: the education of Jewish girls in tsarist Russia
By: Eliyana R. Adler
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Detroit
Language: eng
Number of pages: 196
ISBN-13: 9780814334928
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Education in an era of change; title: Unintended consequences : the emergence of private schools for Jewish girls; title: Enlightened self-interest : teaching Jewish girls in tsarist Russia; title: For wisdom is better than pearls : financing Jewish girls' education; title: Educating Jewish daughters; title: The wisdom of women builds her house : Jewish school girls; title: Who can find a woman of valor? : Jewish women's education in public discourse; title: New birds, new wings : educational developments in the Jewish community; title: Conclusion : rediscovering private schools for Jewish girls.