

Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
The section will examine how students of female academies carried the ideas of moral and civic education into their adult lives as mothers, teachers, and public figures. Exploring documents like memoirs and public commentary provided critical insight into how education empowered women to enact republican values from the margins of formal politics.
Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
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Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
Exhibit contents
More exhibits
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To Train a Republic
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Lessons in Virtue
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Living the Lessons: How Educated Women Enacted Civic and Moral Ideals
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Continuing the Tradition
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Bibliography
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Created:June 17, 2025Last updated:June 20, 2025
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