The Science Education of American Girls: A Historical Perspective

The Science Education of American Girls provides a comparative analysis of the science education of adolescent boys and girls, and analyzes the evolution of girls' scientific interests from the antebellum era through the twentieth century. Kim Tolley expands the understanding of the structural and cultural obstacles that emerged to transform what, in the early nineteenth century, was regarded as a "girl's subject." As the form and content of pre-college science education developed, Tolley argues, direct competition between the sexes increased. Subsequently, the cultural construction of science as a male subject limited access and opportunity for girls.

Author: Kim Tolley
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 10/25/2002
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.91lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.24w x 0.65d
ISBN: 9780415934732

About the Author

Kim Tolley is an independent writer and scholar, formerly an Assistant Professor in the Department of Education at the College of Notre Dame, Belmont, California.