_Hope Deferred_, initially published in 1965 traces the history of girls ’ education from Anglo-Saxon England to modern times, telling the story largely through the leading personalities whose opinions and prejudices shaped this history. It outlines the progress of popular education and the work of the pioneers who fought to bring girls ’ education at every level into line with boys’; and it carries the story into the second half of the twentieth- century to discuss the problem of whether girls (...) are really receiving the right kind of education. (shrink)

Originally published in 1971,this volume is much more than a history of the Girls’ Public Day School Trust; it examines the growth of educational opportunities for girls and is set against a background of changing social attitudes and ideas. The book is mainly concerned with a small group of schools which pioneered girls’ education in the nineteenth century; schools which to this day, whether maintained, direct grant or independent are all concerned to provide the best possible educational opportunities for development (...) and fulfilment to their pupils. (shrink)