Download or read book Women and the Politics of Schooling in Victorian and Edwardian England written by Jane Martin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2010-07-15 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Considering the role of women as educational policy-makers, and in particular focusing on 29 women members of the London School Board, this book examines the link between private lives and public practice in Victorian and Edwardian England. These political activists were among the first women in England to be elected to positions of political responsibility. Key concerns in the book are issues such as gender and power, and gender and welfare.