Ashley Wiot October 10, 2017
Midterm
Society and gender have contributed significantly to the development of American education especially the education of women. American education of woman would not be what it is today if it was not for, Susan B. Anthony, Emma Willard, the Colonial Era, 17th century, 18th century education, suffrage movement and more. Additionally, society would not be what it is today if women did not acquire an education like men. When education started out women had little rights and little formal education. Women were thought of as having a role of being; homemakers, good wives, and good mothers. Women were considered inferior to men. Women spent their time, taking care of their multiple children, making food, …show more content…
This allowed for women to obtain a higher education that allowed them to have more skills and start to catch up to the literacy and academic skills of men. In New England, in the 18th century women’s literacy increased immensely along with the men. The women that attended school in New England were most likely to attend the schools only in the summer time. Since men weren’t attending school in the summer there was space for women to attend school. In other areas of the United States, the majority of the women remained illiterate. In the 1800’s women began to teach their own children at home. This was called the, “republican motherhood”. In order for women to teach their children the way of the American democracy wanted, women themselves needed to be educated. This would include them improving their ability to read and write. This acknowledgement of the need for women to be educated to teach their children was the beginning of women in the eyes of society being viewed as …show more content…
Louis public schools discussed that men and woman were together when they learned about church and family life so, why not educate them together, a “natural arrangement”. William Harris also believed that the woman acted as positive role models for the men. Since women were positive role models for men, it would in return help change the negative behaviors of men in the schooling. Once schools started having women in the high schools with the men, there was an increased number of people that were graduating from high schools. Educating women meant that the public school’s elementary schools would have more teachers for their students. Since, majority of teachers at this time were women. Without the acceptance of women into the high schools with the men the high school would not be able to exist. With the continued dropout rate of men in the school and low enrollment of men, many schools needed women to be enrolled in order to keep enrollment numbers up and have schools available for the public. It was now believed that, “Women’s education was a key component of the emerging public school system, especially in rapidly expanding urban districts (Reese, 1995; Rury, 1991a)”
Midterm
Society and gender have contributed significantly to the development of American education especially the education of women. American education of woman would not be what it is today if it was not for, Susan B. Anthony, Emma Willard, the Colonial Era, 17th century, 18th century education, suffrage movement and more. Additionally, society would not be what it is today if women did not acquire an education like men. When education started out women had little rights and little formal education. Women were thought of as having a role of being; homemakers, good wives, and good mothers. Women were considered inferior to men. Women spent their time, taking care of their multiple children, making food, …show more content…
This allowed for women to obtain a higher education that allowed them to have more skills and start to catch up to the literacy and academic skills of men. In New England, in the 18th century women’s literacy increased immensely along with the men. The women that attended school in New England were most likely to attend the schools only in the summer time. Since men weren’t attending school in the summer there was space for women to attend school. In other areas of the United States, the majority of the women remained illiterate. In the 1800’s women began to teach their own children at home. This was called the, “republican motherhood”. In order for women to teach their children the way of the American democracy wanted, women themselves needed to be educated. This would include them improving their ability to read and write. This acknowledgement of the need for women to be educated to teach their children was the beginning of women in the eyes of society being viewed as …show more content…
Louis public schools discussed that men and woman were together when they learned about church and family life so, why not educate them together, a “natural arrangement”. William Harris also believed that the woman acted as positive role models for the men. Since women were positive role models for men, it would in return help change the negative behaviors of men in the schooling. Once schools started having women in the high schools with the men, there was an increased number of people that were graduating from high schools. Educating women meant that the public school’s elementary schools would have more teachers for their students. Since, majority of teachers at this time were women. Without the acceptance of women into the high schools with the men the high school would not be able to exist. With the continued dropout rate of men in the school and low enrollment of men, many schools needed women to be enrolled in order to keep enrollment numbers up and have schools available for the public. It was now believed that, “Women’s education was a key component of the emerging public school system, especially in rapidly expanding urban districts (Reese, 1995; Rury, 1991a)”