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Where Girls Come First : The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Revival of Girls' Schools
by DeBare, Ilana (signed)
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- Hardcover
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- Condition
- Near Fine condition/Very Good+ jacket (price clip)
- ISBN 10
- 1585422894
- ISBN 13
- 9781585422890
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About This Item
New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin, 2004. INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR on the half title page. Fine condition in a Very Good+ dust jacket (price clipped). NO chips. NO tears. Bright, shiny, clean, square and tight. Sharp corners. NO remainder mark. Pages are clean. NO underlining. NO highlighting. NO margin notes. First printing with complete number row (13579 10 8642) on the copyright page. Illustrated with b/w photos. Bibliographical references. Index. Bound in the original red boards, lettered in shiny gold on the spine and front cover. From the Dust Jacket: "Twenty years ago, all-girl schools seemed headed for extinction, a minor footnote in the broad story of American education. Today they are experiencing a dramatic revival. In this book Ilana DeBare interweaves the first complete history of girls' schools in America with her own personal story of cofounding an all-girl school in Oakland, California, in 1999… DeBare brings to life the pioneering founders of girls' schools -- from Emma Willard, who faced ridicule for daring to teach geometry to girls, to Prudence Crandall, who was jailed for opening a school for Afro-American girls in the 1830s. With vivid portraits of these brave women, as well as profiles of schools today, this book dismantles many of the lingering myths and misunderstandings about the girls' school experience.". INSCRIBED / SIGNED by the AUTHOR. First Printing of the First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine condition/Very Good+ jacket (price clip). 8vo. (viii), 392pp.
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- Title
- Where Girls Come First : The Rise, Fall, and Surprising Revival of Girls' Schools
- Author
- DeBare, Ilana (signed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine condition
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+ jacket (price clip)
- Edition
- First Printing of the First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1585422894
- ISBN 13
- 9781585422890
- Publisher
- Jeremy P. Tarcher / Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Bookseller catalogs
- Education / Teaching / Academic Institutions;
- Size
- 8vo. (viii), 392pp
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