Palgrave Studies in Gender and Education: The Shaping of Female Ambition

Hopper, Gill

Why do girls study art and why do girls become primary teachers? This book examines and reveals the powerful influence of the family, the school and the state in shaping female identity and constructing notions of gender appropriateness. It also discusses the status of art at school and the position of women artists in society.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2015-10-05

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781137408563

DOI: 10.1057/9781137408570

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 177