Rebuilding the rural Southern community : reformers, schools, and homes in Tennessee, 1900-1930 / Mary S. Hoffschwelle.

Author/creator Hoffschwelle, Mary S., 1955-
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoKnoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©1998.
Descriptionxii, 233 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects
Rural development--Tennessee. --History. --20th century.
Rural renewal--Tennessee. --History. --20th century.
Education, Rural--Tennessee. --History. --20th century.
Rural schools--Tennessee. --History. --20th century.
Home economics, Rural--Tennessee. --History. --20th century.
Tennessee--Rural conditions. --History. --20th century.

Contents The progressive impulse and Southern rural education -- Consolidation and new school buildings : reforms for white rural schools -- "Building an ideal" : model schools for African Americans -- Building a bridge between school and home life : home economics for rural schools -- Better homes on better farms : home demonstration and domestic reform -- Domestic consumption and competition : a new ethic for rural homes -- Legacies of rural reform.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [211]-228) and index.
LCCN 98009096
ISBN157233021X (cloth : permanent paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HN79.T23 C666 1998 ✔ Available Place Hold