Shaping a Nation
a history of women as educators and education influencers
$62.58
- Hardcover
232 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2025
Summary
In 1869, Bradford MP Edward Miall, alongside Elementary Education champion William Edward Forster, declared that men were naught without the influence of women. He proclaimed, “Happy will be the day throughout the whole world when woman takes up her real and proper position.”
Women’s influence begins from the day a child is born, shaping their morality, providing support in adversity, and offering counsel in decision-making. At the time of Miall’s speech, voluntary elementary schools,…
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: | 15 October 2025 |
| Weight: | 490g |
| 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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