the colony made little provision for the education ofwomen, yet, as many of them came from the best class in England,much attention was paid to the private instruction of the daughters (147) 148 ART AND HANDICRAFT of good families. Anne Dudley Bradstreet published a volume ofpoems in 1650, although… … SKETCH FOR WINDOW. A. F. NORTHROP. UNITED STATES. girls could only attend from April to October. The rule whichwas adopted, that no children under seven years should bereceived in the schools, proved advantageous to women, for, asmany thought instruction needful for children at an earlier…
World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) · Women artists · Decorative arts
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