TY - BOOK AU - Clark,Linda L. TI - Women and the politics of education in Third Republic France T2 - Oxford scholarship online SN - 9780197632895 AV - LB1725.F8 C53 2023 U1 - 371.100820944 23 PY - 2023/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Women teachers KW - Training of KW - France KW - History KW - 19th century KW - 20th century KW - Teachers colleges KW - Women in education KW - Church and education KW - Secularization KW - Education KW - ukslc KW - thema KW - Third Republic, 1870-1940 N1 - Also issued in print: 2023; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - In Third Republic France (1870-1940), the directrice of a normal school (cole normale) for training women teachers was the most important woman representative of public primary education in each department. This study of 313 normal school directrices between 1879 and 1940, an important group of professional women not previously studied, explores the challenges they encountered and their responses. 'Women and the Politics of Education in Third Republic France' deftly examines the history of these women and their contributions to French society UR - https://go.openathens.net/redirector/lords.parliament.uk?url=https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780197632864.001.0001 ER -