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ERIC Number: EJ401535
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1989
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The Victorian Governess.
Horn, Pamela
History of Education, v18 n4 p333-44 Dec 1989
Reviews the occupation of English Victorian governess in terms of geographical variations, the bureaucratization of the position, background of candidates, and the inequalities suffered by persons engaging in this profession. Offers case histories of governesses in an effort to characterize those who engaged in this profession. (KO)
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational History, Educational Practices, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Employed Women, Females, Foreign Countries, Teaching (Occupation), Womens Studies
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Historical Materials
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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