Gender and textbooks: Women writers of elementary readers, 1880–1950 |
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| Authors: | E Jennifer Monaghan |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Educational Services, Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, 11210-2889 Brooklyn, NY |
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| Abstract: | Between 1880 and 1950, the role of women as authors of elementary readers flowered and faded. From 1880 to 1915, female authorship
dominated. Over the next fifteen years female authorship withstood the challenge of the scientific movement in education.
Women’s role as solo authors declined, however, during the Depression, World War II and the postwar years. These changes are
explained by the deteriorating environment for female professionalism, changes in the concept of reading expertise, the expanded
role of publishers in textbook development, and the differences between men and women in opportunities for graduate study.
E. Jennifer is Monaghan a professor in the Department of Educational Services, Brooklyn College of the City University of
New York. She is the founder of the History of Reading Special Interest Group of the International Reading Association and
author ofA Common Heritage: Noah Webster’s Blue-Back Speller. |
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