The Role of Female Seminaries on the Road to Social Justice for Women

by Kristen Welch, Abraham Ruelas, Kristen Welch

In the United States, female seminaries and their antecedents, the female academies, were crucial first institutions that played a vital role in liberating women from the "home sphere," a locus that was the primary domain of Euro-American women. The female seminaries founded by Native Americans and African Americans had different founding rationales but also played a key role in empowering women. On the whole, the initial intent of these schools was...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1620325632
• ISBN13: 9781620325636
• Release Date: January 2015
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers
• Length: 194 Pages
• Weight: 0.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.0" x 9.0"