This synthesis of the past three centuries highlights significant schools and important women educators in the emergence of secondary education for girls. Each contributor pays careful attention to the specific political, cultural, and socio-economic factors that shaped the emergence of a secondary system open to women. A chronological framework highlighting the most important moments of change, attention to how countries exported girls' education to the colonies, as well as a transnational discussion on the subject makes this volume an exciting addition to scholarship on women's history and the history of education.
