Acknowledgments

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. Contents VII
3. Tables IX
4. Acknowledgments XI
5. Abbreviations XIII
6. Introduction 1
7. CHAPTER 1: The Invention of the Woman Professeur 14
8. Part I: Fashioning a New Women's Profession
9. CHAPTER 2: Profiles of the First Recruits 45
10. CHAPTER 3: Forging a Sevrienne Tradition 62
11. CHAPTER 4: Young Teachers in a Fledgling Profession 97
12. CHAPTER 5: Young Teachers and Their Families 124
13. CHAPTER 6: Victim, Rebel, or Martyr? Images of the Young Teacher 150
14. Part II: A Generation and an Institution Come of Age
15. CHAPTER 7: Professional Ambition in a Feminine Key 183
16. CHAPTER 8: Shaping Girls' Schools in the Belle Epoque 203
17. CHAPTER 9: Sevriennes in a Nation at War 229
18. Part III: Generation and an Institution in Crisis
19. CHAPTER 10: A Separate and Equal Women's Profession 249
20. CHAPTER 11: Aging in a Changing Professional World 274
21. CHAPTER 12: Retreat into the Home 300
22. Conclusion 322
23. Glossary of Frequently Used French Terms 331
24. Sources and Bibliography 333
25. Index 351