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Peer reviewedRobenstine, Clark – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1991
Discusses the education of women and minorities in colonial Louisiana. Explains that Ursuline nuns established a school in the region for white, African-American, and Native American girls. Reports that students were taught reading, writing, arithmetic, and religion. Reveals that the nuns also cared for orphans, trained French immigrant brides,…
Descriptors: Colonial History (United States), Educational History, Minority Groups, Womens Education
Peer reviewedSmith, Ben A.; Vining, James W. – Journal of Social Studies Research, 1989
Describes the influences of religion, upbringing, and other scholars on Samuel Griswold Goodrich, an early nineteenth-century U.S. geographer. Discusses Goodrich's contribution to improving early geography textbooks and his pioneering role in book publishing. Notes Goodrich's realism and moral undertones in geography books for children, written…
Descriptors: Educational History, Elementary Secondary Education, Geography, Geography Instruction
