Foundations and Assessment of Education/Edition 1/Foundations Table of Contents/Chapter 3/3.3.2
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Women in Education
[edit | edit source]A new tide was turning after the 19th Amendment was signed giving women the right to vote in America. Thanks to the unending dedication of Alice Paul and Lucy Burns, who picketed the White House every day, suffered the batons of policemen, were then imprisoned and forced to eat food while on a hunger strike, women no longer belonged to their husbands and could start seeking an education for themselves outside the home. Suddenly, women were able to have their voices heard and count among their male counterparts. However,when it came to women in the education system, the inequalities were still clear. Men were still the predominantsex at universities, and generally, men also received most of the diplomas handed out by universities. It wasn't until after the end of World War II that change starts to come. In 1945, the first woman was accepted to Harvard Medical School(Eisenmann appendix). Harvard didn't start accepting women into their undergraduate programs until 1973. In 1972, Title IX in the Educational Amendments of 1972 was created to so that, "No person in the U.S. shall, on the basis of sex be excluded from participation in or denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any educational program or activity receiving federal aid."
- In 1994, women received 38% of medical degrees, compared with 9% in 1972.
- In 1994, women earned 43% of law degrees, compared with 7% in 1972.
- In 1994, 44% of all doctoral degrees to U.S. citizens went to women, up from 25% in 1977
Did You Know?[edit | edit source]Did you know that in 1915, A list of rules was published for female teachers. 1) You will not keep company with men 2) You will not marry during the term of contract. 3) You must be home between hours of 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. 4) You must not loiter downtown in any of the ice cream stores. 5) You may not travel beyond the city limits unless you have the permission of the chairman of the board. 6) You may not ride in a carriage or automobile with any man unless it be your father or your brother. 7) You may not smoke cigarettes. 8) You may not dress in bright colors, and you may not under any circumstances dye your hair. 9) You must wear at least two petticoats, and your dresses may not be shorter than 2 inches above your ankles. (2009, January). Rules for 1915 Female Teachers (Reprinted from The Nebraska Farmer, September 1999). Nebraska State Education Association VOICE, p. 1. . |
Bilingual Education Act of 1968
[edit | edit source]The Bilingual Education Act of 1968 was established to provide students who couldn't speak English well, attending public schools, the opportunity to be taught in their native tongue. What good is providing a student with facilites, textbooks, and teachers if they do not understand the language in which they are taught in? Interestingly enough, the practice of teaching a student in a different language started before 1968. Before World War II, if a student did not speak English they were taught in their native language. However, as the Cold War started and fear of communism spread, this method of teaching was no longer practiced. Everything in that era had to be "American." How was speaking another language patriotic? Thankfully, after the Cold War, the nation started questioning the behavior of the federal government toward "non-American behavior," and they didn't like what they saw. Thus, in 1968 the act was born.
Test Your Know How!
[edit | edit source]What could be another rule added to the 1915 Rules for Female Teachers?
A. You may not tutor the children individually. B. You may not wear the color black C. You may not be pregnant during the school term D. You may not wear your hair down.
In 1994 what was the percentage of women with law degrees?
A. 51% B. 39% C. 90% D. 44%
What's the dollar difference spent between a black child and a white child?
A. $122 B. $201 C. $59 D. $677
In what state did Brown vs The Board of Education originate in?
A. Nebraska B. California C. Kansas D. Mexico
Answers: c, d, a, c
References
[edit | edit source]Eisenmann, Linda ed. A Historical Dictionary of Women's Education In the United States. Greenwood Press: 1998.
Selected Moments of the 20th Century (October 2004). Retrieved February 6, 2009. from website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/research/edu20/moments/1915rules.html
Selected Moments of the 20th Century (October 2004). Retrieved February 6, 2009. from website: http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/research/edu20/moments/1968kipp.html
The Brown Decision in Norfolk, Virginia. Retrieved February 5, 2009. from website: 2009http://www.littlejohnexplorers.com/jeff/brown/norfolk17.htm
Separate But Not Equal: Race, Education, and Prince Edward County, Virginia (July 2007). Retrieved February 6, 2009. from website: http://www.library.vcu.edu/jbc/speccoll/pec02.html
Shaw, S., & Lee J.(2009) Women's Voices, Feminist Visions. New York, NY: Mc Graw Hill Higher Education.
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