The education of women for citizenship: The National Federation of Women's Institutes and the British Federation of Business and Professional Women 1930-1959

Gender and Education

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-95

  Perriton, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Citizenship education; Historical perspectives; Women's organisations

Indexed keywords

EID: 57249090339     PISSN: 09540253     EISSN: 13600516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09540250802213156     Document Type: Review

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