The Lass o' Pairts : social mobility for women through education in Scotland, 1850-1901
This thesis examines education and opportunity for girls and young women in mid to late Victorian Scotland. The study involves analysis of girlsâ educational opportunities, and an examination of the career and life options available to those who had successfully accessed education to discover whether there was a so-called âlass oâ pairtsâ - a woman who was able, regardless of her social background, to achieve upward social mobility through educational opportunity and career advancement. This aim was achieved by examining the lives of women at various stages, through school, pupil teacherships, training college, and teaching. Teaching offered women a structured profession, with recognised qualifications and the possibility of promotion. During the period 1850-1901, tens of thousands of young Scottish women sat the Entrance examination to Teacher Training College. To get a representative cross-section of Scottish society, five diverse areas were chosen; Kildonan, Loth and Clyne in east Sutherland, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Govan. Sources such as examination results lists and school board minutes were cross-referenced with census returns to identify the social origins of the girls and women. This
McCall, Alison Taylor
The Lass o' Pairts : social mobility for women through education in Scotland, 1850-1901. This thesis examines education and opportunity for girls and young women in mid to late Victorian Scotland. The study involves analysis of girlsâ educational opportunities, and an examination of the career and life options available to those who had successfully accessed education to discover whether there was a so-called âlass oâ pairtsâ - a woman who was able, regardless of her social background, to achieve upward social mobility through educational opportunity and career advancement. This aim was achieved by examining the lives of women at various stages, through school, pupil teacherships, training college, and teaching. Teaching offered women a structured profession, with recognised qualifications and the possibility of promotion. During the period 1850-1901, tens of thousands of young Scottish women sat the Entrance examination to Teacher Training College. To get a representative cross-section of Scottish society, five diverse areas were chosen; Kildonan, Loth and Clyne in east Sutherland, Aberdeen, Dundee, Edinburgh and Govan. Sources such as examination results lists and school board minutes were cross-referenced with census returns to identify the social origins of the girls and women. This
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