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OverviewAn examination of the significant changes to girls' secondary education between the 1880s and the 1940s through the life of Dame Emmeline Tanner, relying chiefly on unpublished material. It charts the life of a woman who, born into the lower middle-classes, made her way working in schools to become head of Roedean School and a leader of headmistresses, articulating the needs and hopes of her time. Emmeline Tanner began teaching at the age of 13, and the book examines some of the problems faced by a late-Victorian girl without money or connections. She was interested in the new educational modes of the time, and the book tells of how she shaped one of the new secondary schools under the 1902 Education Act, guided it through the Great War and developed her professional reputation. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Susan MajorPublisher: James Clarke & Co Ltd Imprint: Lutterworth Press Dimensions: Width: 15.60cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 23.40cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9780718829223ISBN 10: 0718829220 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 01 April 1995 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviews"""This book is not only about a woman, but about the history of girls' education over eighty crucial years, important reading for anyone interested in the evolution of girls' education."" Prep School" This book is not only about a woman, but about the history of girls' education over eighty crucial years, important reading for anyone interested in the evolution of girls' education. Prep School Author Information"Susan Major describes herself as an accidental author. Educated at Oxford University, she has worked as a teacher, a copy-editor and for charities, until she was asked to look through her great-aunt's papers. The great-aunt happened to be Emmeline Tanner. Susan Major says that she immediately ""saw possibilities, and was allowed complete freedom to write whatever emerged. So I did.""" Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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