Browsing Department of History by Subject "Education"
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Contested goals and competing interests: freedpeople's education in North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1861-1875
(2020-12-18)This dissertation examines the growth and development of North Carolina’s schools for the freedpeople during the Civil War and Reconstruction era, 1861-1875. In particular, it investigates who taught the freedpeople in ... -
Sending gossoons to be made oul mollies of: Rule 127(b) and the feminisation of teaching in Ireland
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)This article examines a decision known as Rule 127(b), taken in 1905 by the National Commissioners for Education in Ireland. The rule raised concerns about the displacement of male teachers and their replacement with poorly ...