Where Girls Come First : : the Rise, Fall, and Surprising Revival of Girls' Schools
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Introduction : the laptop and the maypole -- Radical roots : something from nothing -- Elite enclaves : the money hunt -- Finishing and fitting : rigorous or challenging? -- "God give us girls" : single-sex schools for girls of color : love us, hate us -- Smashes, crushes, and female friendships : terrifying at the top -- "The world was breaking open" : location, location, location -- Revival : seeking students and teachers -- Catholic schools : historical moments -- The public school battle : becoming real -- What's best for girls? : a Julia Morgan morning -- Girls' schools today --Appendix A: Number of girls' private schools in the United States -- Appendix B.: Prominent alumnae of girls' schools.
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PUBLISHED
New York : J.P. Tarcher/Penguin, c2004.
Year Published: 2004
Description: 392 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book
ISBN/STANDARD NUMBER
1585422894 :
SUBJECTS
Women -- History.
Single-sex schools -- History.