A chemical passion : the forgotten story of chemistry at British independent girls' schools, 1820s-1930s
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A chemical passion : the forgotten story of chemistry at British independent girls' schools, 1820s-1930s
UCL Institute of Education Press, 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-247) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
Chemistry is traditionally thought to have been a masculine subject in secondary schools - one at which boys excelled and girls had limited interest. In this groundbreaking work Marelene and Geoff Rayner-Canham reveal that from the 1820s to the 1930s chemistry teaching flourished in girls' independent schools in Britain. Working in well-equipped labs, generations of inspirational teachers imparted a lasting fascination for the subject in their pupils, many of whom became teachers or professional chemists themselves. For a variety of reasons that the authors investigate, this tradition tailed off before the Second World War, and a proud history was forgotten even in the schools where it had once flourished. The fruit of years of research in the archives of dozens of schools, the authors present a rich and multifaceted account that reveals the hidden history of a landmark achievement in the education of women.
Table of Contents
- CONTENTS: Preface and acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. The revolution in girls' education, 1850-1910
- 2. The earliest chemistry education for girls
- 3. Chemistry and the two role-model girls' schools
- 4. Chemistry as a girls' subject
- 5. The pioneering women chemistry teachers
- 6. Practical chemistry at girls' schools
- 7. Chemistry and school science clubs
- 8. In their own words: Chemistry poetry and short stories
- 9. Chemistry at some Welsh girls' schools
- 10. Chemistry at some Scottish girls' schools
- 11. What will the chemistry students do?
- 12. The 1930s: The end of an era
- References
- Index
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