Discusses the extent of oppression experienced by working class women during the period 1800-1870. Critiques Meg Gomersall's article "Ideals and Realities: The Education of Working-class Girls, 1800-1870." Finds her empirical evidence interesting but criticizes her analysis as lacking substance. Suggests Gomersall underestimates the…

Refutes some issues concerning women in nineteenth century England. Among these are the idea that class, not sex, was the key dimension of oppression; that the lack of educational opportunity of any sort was the central problem; and that in education provided by radicals, women were equal. (KO)

Offers a response to Keith Flett's criticism of a previous article dealing with nineteenth century women's education. More fully develops arguments against the theories of oppression as a class issue rather than one of sex, the lack of educational opportunity for women, and the more equal approach of working class radicals to the education of…

Discusses the educational experiences of historians during the middle 1800s. Describes changes in historical research methods and historical interpretation that developed a new type of professional historian. Asserts that the school environment for adolescent boys directly was related to changes in historiography and historical writing. (CFR)