Bridgett Ellis

History

Education has evolved over the past years.  Something in history that stood out to me is what I learned about in the School: The Story of American Education Youtube videos. I learned more about women not being able to continue their education past three years. In the three years of education, women were taught things that will prepare them for marriage and motherhood.  In the 19th century, as education evolve it was a high demand for educator in secondary schools, women were given the opportunity of higher education as students or teachers. Teaching became seen as a job mainly for women because of the nurturing factor of this occupation. Women went to college to be trained for service out west as teachers. Catherine Beecher was a strong believer in women being educators. Beecher considers it a women's moral calling. An important person in education history is Mary Jane Patterson. Patterson was the first African American women to get a degree. Although women were given the opportunity to teach, they were also considered lower than men in the work field. Women teachers were paid less than male teachers. Also, women teachers often worked under male figures.

The things that I learned about women's history in education, gave me a better understand of how far women educator have come.