'Look Janet', 'no you look John': Constructions of gender in early school reader illustrations across 50 years

Gender and Education

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 115-128

  Jackson, Sue ^a   Gee, Susan ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

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EID: 12344274754     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0954025042000301410     Document Type: Review

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