Reading about Women in World History Textbooks from One Feminist Perspective

Gender and Education

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 31-48

  Commeyras, Michelle ^a   Alvermann, Donna E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

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EID: 1842564008     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/713668481     Document Type: Article

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