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A History of the GirlDid the Bengali Woman Have a Girlhood? A Study of Colonialism, Education, and the Evolution of the Girl Child in Nineteenth-Century Bengal

A History of the Girl: Did the Bengali Woman Have a Girlhood? A Study of Colonialism, Education,... [In the cultural context of the modernisation of Bengal, the concept of the social construction of childhood is a useful analytical tool. This is particularly the case when studying the effect of the western education system on Bengali girls. The transition from traditionalism to modernity impacted the life of girls through the introduction of an education system in which the curriculum was based on a designated infanthood and a designated girlhood. The stratification of age groups for different levels of education was a concept absent in the indigenous mode. As steps were taken to extend mass education across gender and class lines, childhood itself lasted longer as enlightened patriarchs allowed their female wards to remain in school until the end of the primary or secondary stage.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A History of the GirlDid the Bengali Woman Have a Girlhood? A Study of Colonialism, Education, and the Evolution of the Girl Child in Nineteenth-Century Bengal

Editors: O'Dowd, Mary; Purvis, June
Nayeem, Asha Islam
A History of the Girl — Apr 11, 2018
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Publisher
Springer International Publishing
Copyright
© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
ISBN
978-3-319-69277-7
Pages
163 –178
DOI
10.1007/978-3-319-69278-4_9
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Abstract

[In the cultural context of the modernisation of Bengal, the concept of the social construction of childhood is a useful analytical tool. This is particularly the case when studying the effect of the western education system on Bengali girls. The transition from traditionalism to modernity impacted the life of girls through the introduction of an education system in which the curriculum was based on a designated infanthood and a designated girlhood. The stratification of age groups for different levels of education was a concept absent in the indigenous mode. As steps were taken to extend mass education across gender and class lines, childhood itself lasted longer as enlightened patriarchs allowed their female wards to remain in school until the end of the primary or secondary stage.]

Published: Apr 11, 2018

Keywords: Eastern Bengal; Indian Education Commission; Child Widows; Nineteenth-century Girls; Madrassahs

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