'I studied with the nuns, learning to make blouses': Gender ideology and colonial education in Mozambique.

Examines the history of girl's education in colonial Mozambique to explain the opportunities for schooling offered to African families and the choices they made for their daughters. Educational system under Portugal from 1880s to 1920; Gender-differentiated course of study; Regulation of educationa...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:	International Journal of African Historical Studies Vol. 31; no. 3; pp. 595 - 626
Main Author:	Sheldon, Kathleen
Format:	Article
Published:	Trustees of Boston University, acting through its African Studies Center 1998
Subjects:	History of education of women History of education policy Educational sociology History of Mozambique Mozambique
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Summary:	Examines the history of girl's education in colonial Mozambique to explain the opportunities for schooling offered to African families and the choices they made for their daughters. Educational system under Portugal from 1880s to 1920; Gender-differentiated course of study; Regulation of educational programs in 1940s and 1950s; Catholic schools and student enrollment in 1909-1920.