GENDER CLASS, AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF RUSSIAN CITY TEACHERS, 1860 - 1914 (Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies)
Christine Ruane
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Paperback. Examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white tables, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363. Lacking dustjacket otherwise a fine copy
Christine Ruane examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Teaching was the first profession open to women in the 1870s, and by the end of the century almost half of all Russian teachers were female. Yet the notion that mothers had a natural affinity for teaching was paradoxically matched by formal and informal bans against married women in the classroom. Ruane reveals not only the patriarchal rationale but also how women teachers viewed their public roles and ... Read more
Christine Ruane examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Teaching was the first profession open to women in the 1870s, and by the end of the century almost half of all Russian teachers were female. Yet the notion that mothers had a natural affinity for teaching was paradoxically matched by formal and informal bans against married women in the classroom. Ruane reveals not only the patriarchal rationale but also how women teachers viewed their public roles and ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Number of Pages
270
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822985761
SKU
KEC0000166
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About Christine Ruane
Christine Ruane is associate professor of history at the University of Tulsa.
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