Democracy and Schooling in California : The Legacy of Helen Heffernan and Corinne Seeds /

This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Ele...

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Main Author:	Weiler, Kathleen (Author)
Corporate Author:	SpringerLink (Online service)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2011.
Series:	Historical studies in education.
Subjects:	Education. Democracy. Gender Studies. Gender and Education. History of Education. History of the Americas. US History. Education > History. Gender expression. Gender identity in education. Gender identity. Sex (Psychology) Sociology. America > History. United States > History. Electronic books.
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Summary:	This book examines the struggle over public education in mid-twentieth century America through the lens of a joint biography of these two extraordinary women, Heffernan, the California Commissioner of Rural and Elementary Education between 1926 and 1965, and Seeds, the Director of the University Elementary school at UCLA between 1925 and 1957.
Item Description:	Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (304 pages)
ISBN:	9781137015914
DOI:	10.1057/9781137015914