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023119Saudi Arabnia nd: Dar Al-Hilal Offset Printing Press. Quarto. 1032pp. text in Arabic illustrated with color photographic images of King Saud late King Yaz bib Abdul King Faisal bin Abdulaziz and several other royals. The General Presidency for Girls Education also known as the Directorate General for Girls Education was an independent government entity in Saudi Arabia that regulated nearly all forms of women's education in the country from 1959 to 2002 independent from supervision of the Ministry of Knowledge. Established in 1959 through a royal decree issued by King Saud. It supervised both state-run and private schools for girls except foreign ones and exercised powers parallel to the Ministry of Knowledge which then only had authority over schools with male students. It was dissolved and subsequently merged with the Ministry of Knowledge in the aftermath of the Mecca girls' school fire incident in 2002. A lovely copy bound in green velvet lettered and decorated in gilt Housed within a green velvet clamshell. 16 pages with wrinkling along bottom edge with one page having a small closed edge tear. Gutter of last page appears to have been reglued at some point. In all a very nice copy. Dar Al-Hilal Offset Printing Press unknown
1930168501930. Germaine Smith high school scrapbook 1929-1930 documenting female student life Catholic education and youth social networks in interwar Detroit. Created by a graduating student of St. Anthony High School the album preserves written exchanges photographs and ephemera that record peer relationships institutional culture and expectations for young women at the end of secondary education. The volume supports research on women's education adolescent identity formation and the role of religious schooling in shaping social and moral frameworks during the late 1920s.<br /> <br /> Scrapbook album titled "The Girl Graduate: Her Own Book" compiled by Germaine Smith of St. Anthony High School in Detroit containing 107 pieces of ephemera including tickets invitations table cards programs letters newspaper clippings and pressed flowers along with 13 photographs depicting female students posing at school and walking with nuns. The album includes 36 handwritten inscriptions from classmates and teachers featuring poems and personal messages such as "In your chain of friendship Consider me a link" and "When you are old and sipping tea Remember your classmate of 1930" alongside reflections on future marriage and adulthood. Additional contents include references to girls' athletics such as speed skating and gymnastics programs honor roll listings theater tickets from Detroit venues and a Japanese language newspaper clipping. A pair of "Shadowgraph Glasses" with colored lenses is also present illustrating contemporary novelty entertainment.<br /> <br /> Produced at the close of the 1920s this scrapbook captures the intersection of education religion and social life for young women during a period of shifting expectations around gender roles and modern leisure. The presence of Catholic instructional figures athletic participation and popular entertainment materials situates the compiler within both institutional and urban cultural environments. The handwritten entries emphasize friendship morality and anticipated life transitions providing insight into how young women articulated identity and community at graduation. Light toning at page edges with general handling wear; overall very good. A cohesive and content rich example of female student life and social documentation in early twentieth century America. unknown
1827167051827. Manuscript friendship album compiled for a young woman identified as Eliza containing poetry essays and inscriptions dated principally 1827 in New York documenting the literary culture and social practices associated with women's education in the Early Republic period. The album provides evidence of the handwritten exchange culture that flourished among young women attending academies and seminaries during the early nineteenth century when manuscript albums functioned as both literary exercises and social keepsakes marking transitions from formal schooling into adulthood. The contents emphasize moral instruction refinement religion sentiment and intellectual self-cultivation through contributions focused on friendship nature happiness morality and the perceived civilizing influence of women. Particularly notable is the opening manuscript essay "On Woman" which argues for women's moral authority within society: "By her genial influence the heart of man naturally prone to yield to the dictates of error is almost imperceptibly led into the paths of refinement." The manuscript offers primary-source evidence for the study of female education sentimental authorship and gender ideology in antebellum America.<br /> Album containing approximately 90 handwritten pages with twelve poems essays and inscriptions contributed by multiple hands several specifically dated New York 1827. Entries include "On Happiness and Contentment" "On the Beauties of Nature" "On the Mind" and "On Man" alongside verses celebrating friendship and social intimacy among young women. One humorous contribution addressed directly to Eliza reads in part: "Eliza thou hast vex'd me quite; for oh! that pen and ink! How couldst thou ask me for to write" before concluding "For one sweet Kiss I'll write without one blot." The combination of moral essays sentimental poetry playful verse and reflective compositions illustrates the literary training encouraged within female academies where copying composition and exchange albums formed part of broader educational and social practices. The manuscript preserves numerous distinct hands and compositional styles underscoring its collaborative nature as a communal record of friendship and intellectual accomplishment.<br /> 90 pages. Original boards. Measures 8 x 5 inches. Light toning and foxing throughout. Front hinge loose but holding. Very good condition overall. Substantial surviving example of early nineteenth-century American women's manuscript culture preserving firsthand evidence of literary education gendered social exchange and friendship networks among young women in 1820s New York. unknown
1813150361813. Women's education materials 1813-1926 document the lived experience of female schooling across the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries including seminary training scientific study and political awareness prior to national suffrage. The grouping places early republic religious education alongside mid-nineteenth-century academic instruction and late nineteenth-century political consciousness concluding with a twentieth-century pedagogical lecture directed toward women teachers. Together the materials capture women's direct engagement with intellectual scientific and civic life through personal correspondence and formal educational discourse.<br /> <br /> Four items 1813-1926 consisting of three Autograph Letters Signed and one printed pamphlet. 1 Hillner Louis. Autograph Letter Signed in response to guardian of Eliza Climer. Bethlehem April 22 1813. Two letters on one sheet including a request from Climer's guardian for her removal from the Bethlehem Female Seminary and Hillner's reply noting that she "lamented and wept" at the prospect of leaving and petitioned to remain which he supports as "for her best" if permitted to continue her studies. 2 Hemstreet Eloise. Autograph Letter Signed to her mother 1854. Letter describing her school as "the best of schools and one of the edens of the earth" with specific reference to scientific instruction and anticipation of viewing "the eclipse through the telescope" indicating active participation in astronomy. 3 Unidentified student. Autograph Letter Signed. Western Female Seminary Oxford Ohio October 19 1879. Letter discussing recent gubernatorial elections and public political discourse stating "The principal topic here for the last week has been the election.It will be so nice to be at home next Presidential Election" documenting student engagement with electoral politics prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment. 4 Gould Frederick J. Why Educate Chesterfield: National Union of Women Teachers 1926. Printed pamphlet of a lecture delivered before women educators advocating intellectual breadth beyond rote instruction declaring "Education must no longer bend over the desk and cramp its soul into spelling writing and sums.It must live in and live by and live for great ideas."<br /> <br /> Female seminaries in the early nineteenth century including Bethlehem Female Seminary operated within religious institutional frameworks that emphasized moral discipline alongside academic study while mid-century curricula increasingly incorporated scientific subjects such as astronomy. By the late nineteenth century women students were actively observing and discussing electoral politics despite lacking formal voting rights indicating participation in public discourse prior to the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Gould's 1926 lecture reflects interwar educational reform movements that advocated broader intellectual development for both teachers and students. Minor fold lines and light handling wear to manuscript letters; pamphlet with slight edge wear and light toning; text throughout clear and legible; overall very good condition. A chronologically layered grouping demonstrating continuity and change in women's educational experience from early seminary culture to modern pedagogical theory. unknown
1941209861941. Gregson Anita. A.P. Mission City School archive 1941-1942 documenting girls' education missionary activity and community life in Ambala Punjab during World War II. This material records daily instruction social interaction and local conditions within a mission-run school for girls alongside written correspondence and institutional reporting that situate the school within wartime pressures and colonial India's educational landscape. The archive provides direct evidence of classroom practices gendered education and the integration of local families into school environments as well as the impact of global conflict on regional communities.<br /> <br /> Archive comprises 21 original black and white and sepia photographs one typed letter and one annual report. Photographs measuring approximately 2" x 3" to 3" x 5" frequently bear handwritten or typed captions on the verso likely by Anita Gregson identifying subjects and activities. Images show groups of schoolgirls engaged in classroom exercises and outdoor instruction including one scene of students constructing a ground map of India to illustrate agricultural production. Another photograph depicts a semicircle of young children seated outdoors during a lesson with their teacher identified as Miss Atmaran and a veiled mother observing her burkha partially drawn back. Additional images document craft instruction including girls weaving coconut palm leaves into fans and producing woven ties on frames. Musical activity is also present with students playing instruments. Beyond the school photographs depict village life in Punjab including oxen operating a water-drawing mechanism children gathered around a missionary playing a ukulele and a merchant carrying goods suspended from a yoke. The accompanying letter dated June 14 1942 from Gregson to a correspondent in New York references World War II noting international observances and local enlistment: "The young men in our Indian community are continuing to sign up for the army navy and air force." The annual report for the 1941-1942 school year details wartime financial strain fundraising efforts and instructional programs including an adult literacy course for women teaching reading writing and arithmetic.<br /> <br /> Created while India functioned as part of the British Empire during World War II these materials document the intersection of missionary education wartime mobilization and local social life. The inclusion of adult literacy instruction for women reflects ongoing efforts to expand female education under colonial conditions while the letter and report connect the school directly to global conflict and its local consequences. Light wear and minor fading to photographs; handling wear present. Letter on thin paper with tears and fragility consistent with wartime materials poor to fair condition; remaining materials overall very good condition. This archive provides a concentrated visual and textual record of girls' education and community experience in wartime Punjab. unknown
1918166281918. Unidentified compiler. Photograph album of young woman student 1911-1918 documents school life recreation and community activity in Washington State and the Pacific Northwest during the 1910s. The album centers on a female student's progression from school-age years through graduation capturing educational environments organized physical activities and civic participation. The material records the presence of young women in structured school settings alongside informal leisure and public events providing visual evidence of student life and gendered social experience in the years surrounding the First World War.<br /> <br /> Photograph album. Washington State and British Columbia 1911-1918. Oblong format 7 x 10.5 inches containing 209 gelatin silver print photographs mounted across 40 pages supplemented by 12 postcards depicting locations in Washington State and Victoria British Columbia. The images include a graduation portrait of a young woman in cap and gown holding a pennant reading "Haddon H.S. 1911" along with later images referencing "1918" suggesting continued documentation across her school years. Photographs depict female students engaged in organized activities including tennis bicycling and calisthenics with groups of girls in uniform marching in formation across open fields. Additional sequences show camping excursions with tents and forest settings indicating school-sponsored outdoor programs. The album also includes scenes of younger children in school environments at play and participating in staged productions some in historical or theatrical costume including colonial-era dress and one child in a Japanese kimono. Community scenes include parades with extensive displays of American flags and images of shipbuilders at work situating the album within a broader civic and labor context. Scattered captions in manuscript such as "cutie" and "happy" provide limited but personal commentary.<br /> <br /> The album spans a period of expanding public education and increasing visibility of organized physical training and extracurricular programming for girls reflecting broader educational reforms of the early twentieth century. The inclusion of civic events and industrial labor scenes connects student life to wider community structures during the wartime era. The Pacific Northwest setting including references to regional institutions such as the University of Washington situates the material within a developing regional identity shaped by education industry and cross-border movement. Black cloth boards with light handling wear; photographs generally well-preserved with occasional minor wear; album complete and fully populated; overall very good condition. A substantial visual record of female student experience and community life in the early twentieth-century Pacific Northwest. unknown
19999957306Garland Publishing 1999. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9780815324676 Garland Publishing hardcover
2090502113712692Not Available N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Not Available paperback
2080202103701753National Education Research Institute N.A. Soft Cover. Fine. Page number: 187p Size: 26cm B5 National Education Research Institute paperback
19412090502128300700Shubunkan 1941. Soft Cover. Fine. The book is in fine condition. Shubunkan paperback
20145555333Routledge 2014. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN:9780582294639 Routledge paperback
20145555332Routledge 2014. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item950grams ISBN:9780582294639 Routledge paperback
19978671124Clarendon Press 1997. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Book contains pen & pencil markings. In poor condition suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:0198122721 Clarendon Press hardcover
19943998302UCL Press 1994. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item450grams ISBN:9781857282139 UCL Press paperback
1977564076London: Frank Cass & Co Ltd 1977. New Impression 1977. 342pp including Index NOT A BOOK PRINTED TO ORDER THIS AN ORIGINAL BOOK!.a reprint of the 1930 edition with a new preface This book is available NOW POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES! UK ONLY. & FULLY INSURED. UK .Please Email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. Red Cloth. FINE AS BRAND NEW/BRAND NEW. Illus. by Not Illustrated. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Frank Cass & Co Ltd Hardcover
19988986034Cambridge University Press 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. Clean from markings. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item700grams ISBN:9780521495547 Cambridge University Press hardcover
19984122884Greenwood 1998. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In fair condition suitable as a study copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item650grams ISBN:9780313303159 Greenwood hardcover
19850050741985. Hardcover. Good. Publisher: Human Kinetics Publishers Inc. 1985 Good HB ISBN: 0-931250-87-0 hardcover
20069737492Ashgate 2006. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9780754652571 Ashgate hardcover
20064126956Routledge 2006. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item500grams ISBN:9780754652571 Routledge hardcover
138371Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO 1-57607-091-3 1999. 4to 471pp. Near fine no dust jacket. Illustrated glossy boards. Geographical chronology illustrations photographs bibliography index. There is very light wear at the tips of the corners and the bottom of the spine. History Queens Women Heads of State. ABC-CLIO Hardcover
20029984896Palgrave Macmillan 2002. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item600grams ISBN:9780333993071 Palgrave Macmillan hardcover
20154921080University Of Hawai'i Press 2015. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. Dust jacket in good condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9780824839260 University Of Hawai'i Press hardcover
199547004Greenwood Press. VG/NONE. 1995. Hardcover. 0313295220 . Hardback first printing with clean covers and contents. Pages tight white clean; hinges sound uncracked. No DJ. Not library discard. ; . Greenwood Press, hardcover
20089997737Ashgate 2008. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside.This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item550grams ISBN:9780754665359 Ashgate paperback
