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Rethinking education
- Date Issued:
- 2021
- Abstract:
- Examining the education practices in early America provides a glimpse into the structure of colonial society as a whole. More specifically, the education system sheds light on how traditionally marginalized groups gained improved opportunities within society. This thesis examines the education of three key groups of people: women, Africans, and Native Americans. More specifically, this thesis traces the increase in educational opportunities made available to each of these groups in eighteenth-century Philadelphia. With the Quakers at the forefront, traditionally marginalized people began to receive improved educational opportunities. Writings from a Quaker central to education reform, Anthony Benezet, are examined in order to show how the Quakers in eighteenth-century Philadelphia created a unique system of educational inclusivity. Benezet was an early abolitionist and educator who played a significant role in the education of women and minorities in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania. Benezet and the Quakers reimagined education by providing quality educations to less-fortunate groups of people. Their work served as an example of how women and minorities were capable of high-level academic achievement.
Title: | Rethinking education: Anthony Benezet and the Quakers. |
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Name(s): | Garland, Megan Elizabeth, author. | |
Type of Resource: | text | |
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Bibliography Text-txt Academic Theses. Academic Theses. Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation. |
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Issuance: | monographic | |
Date Issued: | 2021 | |
Date Issued: | 2021 | |
Other Date: | 2021. | |
Publisher: | University of West Florida, | |
Place of Publication: | Pensacola, Florida : | |
Physical Form: | electronic resource | |
Extent: | 1 online resource (iv, 115 leaves) | |
Language(s): | eng | |
Abstract: | Examining the education practices in early America provides a glimpse into the structure of colonial society as a whole. More specifically, the education system sheds light on how traditionally marginalized groups gained improved opportunities within society. This thesis examines the education of three key groups of people: women, Africans, and Native Americans. More specifically, this thesis traces the increase in educational opportunities made available to each of these groups in eighteenth-century Philadelphia. With the Quakers at the forefront, traditionally marginalized people began to receive improved educational opportunities. Writings from a Quaker central to education reform, Anthony Benezet, are examined in order to show how the Quakers in eighteenth-century Philadelphia created a unique system of educational inclusivity. Benezet was an early abolitionist and educator who played a significant role in the education of women and minorities in eighteenth-century Pennsylvania. Benezet and the Quakers reimagined education by providing quality educations to less-fortunate groups of people. Their work served as an example of how women and minorities were capable of high-level academic achievement. | |
Identifier: | 1293868060 (oclc), WFE0000756 (IID) | |
Note(s): |
by Megan Elizabeth Garland. Department of History, College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities Thesis (M.A.) University of West Florida 2021 Includes bibliographical references. Also available in print. |
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Subject(s): |
University of West Florida University of West Florida. Florida Panhandle |
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Library Classification: | LD1807.F62k 2021 G375 | |
Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/uwf/fd/WFE0000756 | |
Use and Reproduction: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/ | |
Host Institution: | UWF | |
Other Format: |
Rethinking education. (Print version:) (OCoLC)1293868348 |