Vol. 4 No. 1 (2017): «In-dipendence». Control and emancipation paths of cultural minorities in European social history of education
Non-Monographic Section Articles

Schools for working women, schools for misses: female professional schools in liberal Italy (1878-1914)

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  • Chiara Martinelli
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4454/rse.v4i1.25

Published 2017-06-27

Keywords

  • female education;,
  • vocational education;,
  • female vocational education;,
  • liberal Italy;,
  • middle classes;

How to Cite

Martinelli, C. (2017). Schools for working women, schools for misses: female professional schools in liberal Italy (1878-1914). Rivista Di Storia dell’Educazione, 4(1). https://doi.org/10.4454/rse.v4i1.25
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Abstract

The paper analyzes vocational feminine schools in Italy between 1878 and 1914 and points out a dramatic shift occurred during the ’90. Before 1890s, feminine vocational schools were aimed at training perspective manual workers. Eventually, the growing requests for skilled housekeepers modified those schools strikingly.

 

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