Gender, Class, and the Professionalization of Russian City Teachers, 1860-1914 (Paperback)

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 worked to reverse the marriage ban. Ruane's research and insightful analysis broadens our knowledge of an emerging professional class, especially newly educated and emancipated women, during Russia's transition to a more modern society.

General

Imprint:	University of Pittsburgh Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Russian and East European Studies
Release date:	November 1994
First published:	November 1994
Authors:	Christine Ruane
Dimensions:	230 x 150 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	270
ISBN-13:	978-0-8229-8576-1
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > European history > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > General Books > Social sciences > Education > Higher & further education > Teacher training Books > History > European history > General Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900
LSN:	0-8229-8576-4
Barcode:	9780822985761

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