05322cam a2200697Ii 4500 ocn954481481 OCoLC 20200709060503.0 m d cr cnu---unuuu 160802s2016 ilua ob s001 0 eng d N$T eng rda pn N$T N$T P@U YDXCP OCLCO IDEBK IUL VLB 959250618 9780809334933 (electronic bk.) 0809334933 (electronic bk.) 9780809334926 0809334925 1293669 (N$T) (OCoLC)954481481 (OCoLC)959250618 n-us--- LC1752 .M28 2016eb EDU 042000 bisacsh EDU 036000 bisacsh EDU 024000 bisacsh 370.82097309034 23 LAN010000 EDU016000 REL010000 bisacsh MAIN Mattingly, Carol, 1945- author. Secret habits : Catholic literacy education for women in the early nineteenth century / Carol Mattingly. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, [2016] ©2016 1 online resource (x, 272 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier "Literacy historians have credited the Protestant mandate to read scripture, as well as Protestant schools, for advances in American literacy. This belief, however, has overshadowed other important efforts and led to an incomplete understanding of our literacy history. In Secret Habits: Catholic Literacy Education for Women in the Early Nineteenth Century, Carol Mattingly restores the work of Catholic nuns and sisters to its rightful place in literacy studies. Mattingly shows that despite widespread fears and opposition, including attacks by vaunted northeastern Protestant pioneers of literacy, Catholic women nonetheless became important educators of women in many areas of America. They founded convents, convent academies, and schools; developed their own curricula and pedagogies; and persisted in their efforts in the face of significant prejudices. The convents faced sharp opposition from Protestant educators, who often played on anti-Catholic fears to gain support for their own schools. Using a performative rhetoric of good works that emphasized their civic involvement, Catholic women were able to educate large numbers of women and expand opportunities for literacy instruction. A needed corrective to studies that have focused solely on efforts by Protestant educators, Mattingly's work offers new insights into early nineteenth-century women's literacy, demonstrating that efforts at literacy education were more religiously and geographically diverse than previously recognized. Secret Habits chronicles the adversity Catholic nuns and sisters faced as they worked to provide literacy instruction to women in early America."-- Provided by publisher. ""Secret Habits" contributes to our understanding of women's literacy in the nineteenth century by critically examining literacy studies' acceptance of the Protestant literacy myth, the curriculum and pedagogy of Catholic schools, and the ways in which Catholic nuns and sisters worked to alleviate biases toward them and their religion"-- Provided by publisher. Includes bibliographical references and index. Machine generated contents note: Table of Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Chronology -- Introduction: Beyond the Protestant Literacy Myth -- Chapter One: Literacy, Religion, and Textbooks -- Chapter Two: The Religious Nature of Early Women's Literacy -- Chapter Three: U.S.-Based Convents and the Literacy Experience -- Chapter Four: Literacy in Convent Schools of European-Based Congregations -- Chapter Five: Literacy, Benevolence, and the Paradox of Good Works -- Conclusion -- Appendix A -- Appendix B -- Appendix C -- Works Cited. Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 2, 2016). Master record variable field(s) change: 050 Catholic Church Education United States History 19th century. Women Education United States History 19th century. Literacy United States History 19th century. Women in education United States History 19th century. Catholic teachers United States History 19th century. LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES Literacy. bisacsh EDUCATION History. bisacsh RELIGION Christianity Catholic. bisacsh EDUCATION / Essays bisacsh EDUCATION / Organizations & Institutions bisacsh EDUCATION / Reference bisacsh History. fast (OCoLC)fst01411628 Electronic books. EBSCOhost http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=1293669 EBSCOhost EBSC 1293669 Project MUSE MUSE muse51590 YBP Library Services YANK 13096634 Ingram Digital eBook Collection IDEB cis35372664 92 N$T 56980 56980