Gendered democracy: Women teachers in post-war Toronto

The focus of post-war Toronto public secondary schools was the creation of a microcosm of liberal democracy, promising freedom and effective citizenship for the nation. The article explores how gender hierarchy was an implicit part of early post-war liberal “democracy” in schools. By examining women...

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Published in:Historical studies in education 2006-05, Vol.18 (1), p.1-25
Main Author: Llewellyn, Kristina R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20. Jahrhundert
Berufsrolle
Bildungsgeschichte
Demokratische Bildung
Feminism
Gender
Geschichte (Histor)
Geschlechtsunterschied
History
Lehrerin
Schulgeschichte
Schulverwaltung
Studies
Teachers
Toronto
Women
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Summary:The focus of post-war Toronto public secondary schools was the creation of a microcosm of liberal democracy, promising freedom and effective citizenship for the nation. The article explores how gender hierarchy was an implicit part of early post-war liberal “democracy” in schools. By examining women teachers’ oral histories, the article discusses the discrepancy between their responsibilities as partners in the “democratic” school and their authority with specific reference to curriculum and inspection reforms of the period. The barriers of post-war educational “democracy” for Toronto women secondary teachers show clearly in the informal and localized ways they adapted this model for their everyday practice.
ISSN:0843-5057
1911-9674
DOI:10.32316/hse/rhe.v18i1.400