| Westover: Giving Girls a Place of Their Own Deluxe Slipcase Edition Contributor(s): Lisle, Laurie (Author) |
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ISBN: 0819568864 ISBN-13: 9780819568861 Publisher: Wesleyan University Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2009 Annotation: A century of girls' education in the history of an extraordinary school |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Education | Secondary - Education | History |
| Dewey: 373.182 |
| LCCN: 2008029051 |
| Series: Garnet Books |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 7.4" W x 9.1" (1.75 lbs) 324 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine - Geographic Orientation - Connecticut - Cultural Region - New England |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A century of girls' education in the history of an extraordinary school Westover, a girls' school in Middlebury, Connecticut, was founded in 1909 by emancipated "New Women," educator Mary Hillard and architect Theodate Pope Riddle. Landscape designer Beatrix Farrand did the plantings. It has evolved from a finishing school for the Protestant elite, including F. Scott Fitzgerald's first love, to a meritocracy for pupils of many religions and races from all over the world. The fascinating account of the ups and downs of this female community is the subject of Laurie Lisle's lively and well-researched book. The author describes the innovations of the idealistic minister's daughter who founded the school in 1909, her intellectual successor who turned it into a college preparatory school in the 1930s, the quiet headmaster who managed to keep it open during the turbulent 1970s, and the prize-winning mathematics teacher, wife, and mother who leads the high school today. This beautifully illustrated book tells an important story about female education during decades of dramatic change in America. |