Bold Venture: Prudence Crandall and her fight to educate young black women

by Susan Fleming

Book Overview

In the early nineteenth century education for girls was limited to the reading, writing, religion, and simple arithmetic offered at the local district schools. Boys had always been allowed to attend college or become apprenticed to skilled workmen. But girls had no such opportunities until pioneer educators began to establish seminaries for young women where they could receive advanced learning. In 1831 Prudence Crandall was proud that her reputation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1511941170
• ISBN13: 9781511941174
• Release Date: August 2015
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.5" x 8.5"