Shaping a Nation
a history of women as educators and education influencers
$65.05
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2025
Summary
Women at the Helm: Shaping a Nation Through Education
It was in 1869 that Bradford MP Edward Miall proclaimed that without the influence of women, men were naught, emphasizing their crucial role in shaping offspring through moral lessons, support, and counsel. Women primarily staffed the voluntary elementary schools educating children.
A year later, Forster’s Elementary Education Act not only paved the way for compulsory and free education but also granted women their first …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781399032155 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1399032151 |
| Author: | Gaynor Haliday |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword History |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Gaynor Haliday
Gaynor Haliday is passionate about delving into family and social history. She began sharing the stories she uncovered by writing magazine articles about her ancestors. Her first book, Victorian Policing, was inspired by her great, great grandfather’s policing career. In researching this book, Gaynor learned how women in Wakefield worked together to overcome the challenges they faced and, by doing so, improved the lives of the generations that followed.
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