Where girls come first : the rise, fall, and surprising revival of girls' schools

Author(s)

• DeBare, Ilana

Bibliographic Information

Where girls come first : the rise, fall, and surprising revival of girls' schools

Ilana DeBare

J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2005, c2004

Note

"First trade paperback edition 2005"--T.p. verso

Originally published in 2004

Includes bibliographical references (p. [352]-380) and index

Contents of Works

• Introduction : the laptop and the maypole
• Radical roots : something from nothing
• Elite enclaves : the money hunt
• Finishing and fitting : rigorous or challenging?
• "God give us girls" : single-sex schools for girls of color : love us, hate us
• Smashes, crushes, and female friendships : terrifying at the top
• "The world was breaking open" : location, location, location
• Revival : seeking students and teachers
• Catholic schools : historical moments
• The public school battle : becoming real
• What's best for girls? : a Julia Morgan morning
• Girls' schools today : graduation : a work in progress
• Appendix A: Number of girls' private schools in the United States
• Appendix B.: Prominent alumnae of girls' schools

• NCID: BA90065244
• ISBN:
  • 1585423947
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York
• Pages/Volumes: 392 p.
• Size: 21 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : LC1752
  • DC22 : 371.822
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Women -- Education -- United States -- History
  • LCSH : Single-sex schools -- United States -- History