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Koehler, Lyle
The paper explores various aspects of educational and social opportunities for women in Cincinnati in the mid-19th century. During the early stages of the industrial revolution in the 1830s, women were generally relegated to performing traditional home-based and child-related functions. Although middle and upper-class parents believed in education…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Access to Education, Attitude Change, Civil Rights