The Madison Women
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The Madison Women

Gender, Higher Education, and Literacy in Nineteenth-Century Appalachia

  1. 268 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Madison Women

Gender, Higher Education, and Literacy in Nineteenth-Century Appalachia

About this book

By uncovering how higher education and gender roles evolved in Appalachia over time, The Madison Women delivers a history that contradicts the stereotype of the region as hostile to education, highlighting colleges that proliferated the area in the 19th century. Indeed, many of these colleges were either coeducational or even specifically for women, ultimately contradicting another stereotype--that Appalachia is a region particularly hostile toward women. 

Incorporating captivating mini-biographies of women who attended Madison College and who went on to change their communities in ways large and small, this book reveals how the lives of its students impart lessons about history, regional culture, and how we can shape the Appalachia's future. 

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgments
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Place, Culture, and Imagination: A Discussion of Methods
  8. 2. The Advantages of Education: A History of Madison College
  9. 3. Divided Arguments: Rhetorical Instruction at Madison College
  10. 4. Madison College and Women’s Education: Acceptance and Resistance
  11. 5. Higher Ideals: The Madison Women and Social Action
  12. 6. The Future Is the Past: Formal Education and Appalachian History
  13. 7. What Was Lost, What Remains: Madison College’s Sister Schools
  14. Conclusion: Why Does It Matter?
  15. Notes
  16. Bibliography
  17. Index
  18. Back Cover