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The Ever Widening Circle: The Diffusion of Feminist Values from the Troy Female Seminary, 1822-1872.
Peer reviewedScott, Anne Firor – History of Education Quarterly, 1979
Discusses influences of the Troy Female Seminary, the first permanent institution offering American women a curriculum similar to that of contemporary men's colleges. Also discusses the role of founder Emma Willard in the social history of the nineteenth century and in the diffusion of feminist values. (KC)
Descriptors: American History, Educational History, Females, Feminism
