{"product_id":"those-good-gertrudes-9781421414331","title":"Those Good Gertrudes","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe capstone of Clifford's distinguished career and the definitive book on women teachers in America, Those Good Gertrudes will engage scholars in the history of education and women's history, teachers past, present, and future, and readers with vivid memories of their own teachers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eClifford's book is a timely blessing, the history of teachers are at last accorded their own integrity instead of as appendages in other fields of study. San Francisco Book Review In a clear example of evidence-based history, Clifford gathered her stories from 628 archival collections over a period of 25 years... Highly recommended. Choice It is as such a useful resource for historians of the teaching profession and for any of us who wish to reshape labor practices in the academy, who wish to rethink our professional identities, who wish to acknowledge the significant history and work of the educator. Peitho Journal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e1. \"It Is Well That Women Should Be Unlettered\"\u003cbr\u003e2. \"School Dames in Each Quarter\"\u003cbr\u003e3. \"A Sisterhood of Instruction, Essential to the World's Progress\"\u003cbr\u003e4. \"Overflowing from the Domestic Circle\"\u003cbr\u003e5. \"An Honorable Breadwinning Weapon\"\u003cbr\u003e6. \"The Presiding Genius of His Home and Heart\"\u003cbr\u003e7. \"In the Mind's Eye\"\u003cbr\u003e8. \"Higher Prospects for a Useful Life\"\u003cbr\u003e9. \"Laboring Conscientiously, Though Perhaps Obscurely\"\u003cbr\u003e10. \"The Great Perplexities of the Teacher-Life\"\u003cbr\u003e11. \"That Our Daughters May Be as Cornerstones\"\u003cbr\u003e12. \"The Feast of Reason and Flow of Soul\"\u003cbr\u003e13. \"A Lady Well Qualified to Show the Way\"\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eAn Essential Reference Guide\u003cbr\u003eArchives Consulted for the Good Gertrudes Project\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529530253655,"sku":"9781421414331","price":39.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421414331.jpg?v=1731875976","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/those-good-gertrudes-9781421414331","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}