Eliza Lowe and the Founding of Woodard Schools for Girls

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

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A biography of the nineteenth-century educationalist Eliza Lowe and her part in the history of the Woodard Schools.Nathaniel Woodard founded an educational system ‘firmly grounded in the Christian faith’, and the establishment in 1874 of the first Woodard girls’ school lies at the heart of his legacy. However, the role of one remarkable woman in securing this legacy has until now been obscured. Eliza Lowe and the Founding of Woodard Schools for Girls is her untold story.Drawing on scholarly articles, newspaper reports, letters from pupils, census records, and local and family archival material, Thompson describes life in Eliza Lowe’s school, from swimming in the sea to politics at breakfast and competitions for an ‘amiability’ prize. While discussions of Nathaniel Woodard and 19th-century girls’ education provide context, Eliza’s own letters reveal a woman of wit, curiosity and humanitarian feeling.Her achievements will inspire students of women’s history and girls’ education, and encourage those who believe that religion enhances education, while her lasting legacy will interest both former pupils and those who continue in the Woodard tradition today.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-04-28
Mått155 x 233 x 18 mm
Vikt308 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieLutterworth Press
Antal sidor208
FörlagBoydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN9780718895662

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Penny Thompson is a retired teacher living in north Liverpool. She taught Religious Education in comprehensive schools in Sefton for many years. She is the author of Whatever Happened to Religious Education, published by Lutterworth in 2004. She has been involved with 3 other books on RE, most recently with Marius Felderhof with whom she co-edited Teaching Virtue, Bloomsbury, 2014. She was a pupil of the School of S. Mary and S. Anne from 1959-1966 and is a Circle Secretary of the Guild. She is married and their daughter Ursula attended the school between 1990 and 1997.

List of IllustrationsAcknowledgementsForeword by Canon Brendan CloverIntroductionPart One: Putting the Story in Context1. The Woodard Schools and Their Founder2. Girls’ Education in the Nineteenth CenturyPart Two: The Story of Eliza Lowe3. Early Life of Eliza Lowe4. Eliza’s School in Bootle and Seaforth5. The Langton Connection6. The Lucy Landor Reminiscences7. Mayfield – Eliza Lowe’s School in Southgate8. Alice Rathbone and Eva Müller9. Mayfield after Eliza and S. Winifred’s10. Eliza’s Letters11. Eliza Lowe and the founding of S. Anne’s SchoolPart Three: The Relevance Today12. Of More than Passing Interest?BibliographyCredits and PermissionsIndex

In its detailed account of the life of one of the great pioneers of education for girls in the nineteenthcentury, this is an engaging and insightful read. Penny Thompson, a beneficiary of the legacy ofNathaniel Woodard and Eliza Lowe, offers far more, though. She demonstrates powerfully how debates and achievements of the past resonate with contemporary concerns. It's a project I wholeheartedly commend.