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- Offers an overview of opportunities for rural women in southern Europe regarding their schooling and social life during the 19th and early 20th century
- Raises fundamental questions about gender inequalities
- Brings together and compares case studies from Greece, Italy and the Balkans
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Table of contents (6 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
About this book
Keywords
- Feminist Movements in the 19th Century
- Female Schooling in Rural Greece
- Higher Education for Girls
- Women’s Social Status in the 19th Century
- Schooling of Village Women in the Balkans
- Married Women’s Lives in Peasant Greek and Italian Communities
- Protestant Female Missionary Educational Attempts
- Patriarchal Family in the Communities of Southern Europe
- Women’s Status through Dance and Vocal Performances
- Peasant Women in Greece
Authors and Affiliations
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Independent Researcher, Glyfada, Greece
Polly Thanailaki
About the author
She is the author of the following books in Greek: Ameriki kai Protestantismos (Kastaniotis Publishers 2005), Americanica oneira kai Ierapostolikos Romantismos (Papazisis Publishers 2011), and Gynaikeies Martyries Stis Selides tis Historias (Papazisis Publishers 2013). The above books received very good reviews both in Greece and in the USA. The author has also published a significant number of papers in peer- reviewed international journals, in Greek journals, as well as in collective books. She has also presented a number of papers in international conferences. Polly Thanailaki has also given invited talks in Greek and American Universities. Her works have been cited by many researchers. She has participated in international Women’s Fora and she was the coordinator for Gender Equality with the Institute IGMEA, in Greece.
Her field of research is based on Modern History where she mainly focuses on female education and culture, as well as on Gender Equality in an international perspective.Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Gender Inequalities in Rural European Communities During 19th and Early 20th Century
Book Subtitle: A Historical Perspective
Authors: Polly Thanailaki
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75235-8
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG, part of Springer Nature 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75234-1Published: 16 March 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09178-1Published: 14 February 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75235-8Published: 05 March 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVIII, 164
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations
Topics: Gender Studies, Sociology of Education, Sociology, general, Gender and Education