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Servants of the poor : teachers and mobility in Ireland and Irish America /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nolan, Janet, 1946-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Notre Dame, Ind. : University of Notre Dame Press, [2004]
Subjects:
Women teachers > United States > History.
Irish American women > Education (Higher) > United States > History.
Irish American women > Social conditions > United States > History.
Women > Education > Ireland > History.
Social mobility > Ireland > History.
Social mobility > United States > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Irish education : the best intentions
  • Irish schools : windows of opportunity
  • "Boston schools for Boston girls!"
  • San Francisco : pioneers in the classroom
  • Chicago : paradigm shift
  • The end of a golden age
  • "The one thing they can't take away".