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Disciplines of Virtue: Girls' Culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

Lynne Vallone

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Description:In British and American representations of girlhood during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, adolescent girls were viewed both as figures of adornment and as creatures in need of refuge, rescue, and reform. This engrossing book investigates such portrayals of girlhood by analyzing children's and adult's literature, conduct manual, religious tracts, institutions for wayward girls, as well as social practices and phenomena, including the dowry system and the domestic science movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Disciplines of Virtue: Girls' Culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. To get started finding Disciplines of Virtue: Girls' Culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In British and American representations of girlhood during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, adolescent girls were viewed both as figures of adornment and as creatures in need of refuge, rescue, and reform. This engrossing book investigates such portrayals of girlhood by analyzing children's and adult's literature, conduct manual, religious tracts, institutions for wayward girls, as well as social practices and phenomena, including the dowry system and the domestic science movement.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Disciplines of Virtue: Girls' Culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries. To get started finding Disciplines of Virtue: Girls' Culture in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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