Jimin Kim
US History, AP World History
Mr. William Carrigan
12/16/2014
Single Sex Education in the 1800s In the 19th century, education in America was conducted within a large scale of single-sex framework. It was due to societal views, expectations, and opportunities for each gender. Men were required formalized education in order to demonstrate their expected occupations while women were expected to attain practical skills for domestic lives rather than formalized and advanced education. However, as the status or expected roles and positions of each gender develop in various ways, single gender education of each gender also evolved in peculiar ways. The ultimate goal of this research is to investigate how single sex education has changed through years in the 1800s and describe the long lasting social effects of the education.
1.Beginning of Single Sex Education in America
Single-gender education is not a new concept. At the close of the 18th century, most boys in America attended “dame schools,” which are the schools that are influenced by the English model of home instructions. These schools in New England were mainly preparatory academies for boys while most of girls’ dame schools took …show more content…
A number of educated women who learned much about the society such as Emma Willard strongly protested against the brutal reality of women. Most of them greatly suggested suffrage and higher opportunities to get educated. Moreover, the vigorous education that women and men received due to gender segregation was able to follow the changes of social roles of both men and women. Until the 1800s, it was common for women to only manage domestic lives of their families while men were ought to take responsibilities in social affairs. However, as single sex education gradually turned out to provide various opportunities and knowledge to women, girls were also enabled to learn advanced knowledge regarding the
US History, AP World History
Mr. William Carrigan
12/16/2014
Single Sex Education in the 1800s In the 19th century, education in America was conducted within a large scale of single-sex framework. It was due to societal views, expectations, and opportunities for each gender. Men were required formalized education in order to demonstrate their expected occupations while women were expected to attain practical skills for domestic lives rather than formalized and advanced education. However, as the status or expected roles and positions of each gender develop in various ways, single gender education of each gender also evolved in peculiar ways. The ultimate goal of this research is to investigate how single sex education has changed through years in the 1800s and describe the long lasting social effects of the education.
1.Beginning of Single Sex Education in America
Single-gender education is not a new concept. At the close of the 18th century, most boys in America attended “dame schools,” which are the schools that are influenced by the English model of home instructions. These schools in New England were mainly preparatory academies for boys while most of girls’ dame schools took …show more content…
A number of educated women who learned much about the society such as Emma Willard strongly protested against the brutal reality of women. Most of them greatly suggested suffrage and higher opportunities to get educated. Moreover, the vigorous education that women and men received due to gender segregation was able to follow the changes of social roles of both men and women. Until the 1800s, it was common for women to only manage domestic lives of their families while men were ought to take responsibilities in social affairs. However, as single sex education gradually turned out to provide various opportunities and knowledge to women, girls were also enabled to learn advanced knowledge regarding the