Chapter

1 CHILDHOOD

Diane Ravitch

Published by

View more publications by Columbia University Press

To Publisher Page

This chapter is in the book An Education

You are currently not able to access this content.

You are currently not able to access this content.

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS ix
INTRODUCTION 1
1 CHILDHOOD 8
2 FAMILY 16
3 SCHOOL IN HOUSTON 39
4 WELLESLEY 48
5 MARRIAGE 62
6 THE NEW LEADER 69
7 DOMESTICITY AND TRAGEDY 75
8 IN SEARCH OF A CAREER 85
9 MOTHERHOOD AND CAREER 92
10 SCHOLARSHIP AND A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT 103
11 A NEW LIFE 120
12 INSIDE THE GEORGE H. W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION 130
13 BACK TO NEW YORK CITY 143
14 DISILLUSIONMENT SETS IN 159
15 REFORMING MY VIEWS 177
16 ACTIVISM 206
FINAL WORDS 218
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 225

https://doi.org/10.7312/ravi22029-002

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS ix
INTRODUCTION 1
1 CHILDHOOD 8
2 FAMILY 16
3 SCHOOL IN HOUSTON 39
4 WELLESLEY 48
5 MARRIAGE 62
6 THE NEW LEADER 69
7 DOMESTICITY AND TRAGEDY 75
8 IN SEARCH OF A CAREER 85
9 MOTHERHOOD AND CAREER 92
10 SCHOLARSHIP AND A SHOCKING DEVELOPMENT 103
11 A NEW LIFE 120
12 INSIDE THE GEORGE H. W. BUSH ADMINISTRATION 130
13 BACK TO NEW YORK CITY 143
14 DISILLUSIONMENT SETS IN 159
15 REFORMING MY VIEWS 177
16 ACTIVISM 206
FINAL WORDS 218
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 225

Institutional Access

How does access work?

Downloaded on 26.2.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.7312/ravi22029-002/html