GENDER CLASS, AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF RUSSIAN CITY TEACHERS, 1860 - 1914 (Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies)

Christine Ruane

ISBN 10: 0822985764 / ISBN 13: 9780822985761

Published by University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994

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Examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Series: Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies. Num Pages: 270 pages, black & white tables, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW; JFSC; JN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 363. Lacking dustjacket otherwise a fine copy. 1994. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . .

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: GENDER CLASS, AND THE PROFESSIONALIZATION OF RUSSIAN CITY TEACHERS, 1860 - 1914 (Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies)
• Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Press
• Publication Date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822985764
• ISBN 13: 9780822985761
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

Christine Ruane examines the issues of gender and class in the teaching profession of late imperial Russia, at a time when the vocation was becoming increasingly feminized in a zealously patriarchal society. Teaching was the first profession open to women in the 1870s, and by the end of the century almost half of all Russian teachers were female. Yet the notion that mothers had a natural affinity for teaching was paradoxically matched by formal and informal bans against married women in the classroom. Ruane reveals not only the patriarchal rationale but also how women teachers viewed their public roles and worked to reverse the marriage ban.



Ruane's research and insightful analysis broadens our knowledge of an emerging professional class, especially newly educated and emancipated women, during Russia's transition to a more modern society.

About the Author

Christine Ruane is associate professor of history at the University of Tulsa.