Educating New Mothers: Women and the Enlightenment in Russia.

Nash, Carol S.

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Publication Date: 1981

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Educating New Mothers: Women and the Enlightenment in Russia.

Nash, Carol S.

History of Education Quarterly, v21 n3 p301-16 Fall 1981

Describes the impact of Enlightenment philosophies on Russian women during the reign of Catherine II (1762-1796). Education for upper class women was encouraraged only to enhance performance of their domestic roles within tightly knit nuclear families. Peasant women were educated to be serf-teachers for noblemen's children. (AM)

Descriptors: Comparative Education, Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Mothers, Nuclear Family, Sex Role, Social Class, Social History, Womens Education

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Russia

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