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A Vision for Girls is a skillfully written book that places Bryn Mawr in the context of girls' education in America across the 20th century... excellent work of scholarship. -- Mike Bowler Baltimore Sun Hamilton's treatment of what some might regard as controversial material cannot be faulted. -- William W. Cutler, III American Historical Review 2005 Valuable as a testimony to the import of academic freedom. -- Chara Haeussler Bohan History of Education Quarterly 2005 A Vision for Girls adds a new chapter to the history of American education and women. -- Amy Thompson McCandless Journal of American History 2005 A compelling account of how the history of the Bryn Mawr School parallels the history of female education in the United States, as well as the broader history of the changing roles and expectations of women in American culture. -- Alice Ginsberg Feminist Teacher 2005 Valuable... suitable reading for undergraduate and graduate women's studies or education courses. -- Rebekah Buchanan Feminist Collections 2007

To educate American girls and women in ways beyond the traditional has been a dangerous experiment that has challenged basic notions of female nature and has seemed to threaten the social order... One such bold venture in female education - the Bryn Mawr School of Baltimore, Maryland - is the subject of Andrea Hamilton's lively and well-researched book... In Hamilton's telling, the story of the Bryn Mawr School moves beyond its local particulars to illumine much about the history of American education and life... The importance of Hamilton's contribution is that she never loses sight of the complexity of the school and its relation to society. Her history of the Bryn Mawr School helps us understand aspects of the unique position held by American women in national, social, intellectual, and cultural life. - from the foreword by Helen Leikowitz Horowitz

A Vision for Girls is a skillfully written book that places Bryn Mawr in the context of girls' education in America across the 20th century... excellent work of scholarship. -- Mike Bowler Baltimore Sun Hamilton's treatment of what some might regard as controversial material cannot be faulted. -- William W. Cutler, III American Historical Review Valuable as a testimony to the import of academic freedom. -- Chara Haeussler Bohan History of Education Quarterly A Vision for Girls adds a new chapter to the history of American education and women. -- Amy Thompson McCandless Journal of American History A compelling account of how the history of the Bryn Mawr School parallels the history of female education in the United States, as well as the broader history of the changing roles and expectations of women in American culture. -- Alice Ginsberg Feminist Teacher Valuable... suitable reading for undergraduate and graduate women's studies or education courses. -- Rebekah Buchanan Feminist Collections

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Andrea Hamilton teaches at Southern Methodist University.

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