"Arm the Schoolmistress!" Loneliness, Male Violence, and the Work and Living Conditions of Early Twentieth-Century Female Teachers in Sweden

Autor/inn/en	Prytz, Sara Backman; Westberg, Johannes
Titel	"Arm the Schoolmistress!" Loneliness, Male Violence, and the Work and Living Conditions of Early Twentieth-Century Female Teachers in Sweden
Quelle	In: History of Education Quarterly, 62 (2022), S.18-37 (20 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Prytz, Sara Backman) ORCID (Westberg, Johannes)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0018-2680
Schlagwörter	Psychological Patterns; Violence; Teaching Conditions; Housing; Educational History; Females; Foreign Countries; Prevention; Elementary School Teachers; Rural Schools; Sweden + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Gewalt; Lehrbedingungen; Unterrichtsbedingungen; Unterkunft; History of education; Bildungsgeschichte; Weibliches Geschlecht; Ausland; Prävention; Vorbeugung; Elementary school; Teacher; Teachers; Grundschule; Volksschule; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schweden
Abstract	Starting in the late nineteenth century, the teaching profession became increasingly feminized. This article examines the results of this process, exploring the working and living conditions of rural female primary school teachers with a focus on the experiences of loneliness, harassment, and violence that they suffered in early twentieth-century Sweden. By investigating the public debate on these issues 1900-1940, we found that two main threats to the well-being of female teachers were identified: isolation and the threat of male violence. Male politicians as well as female authors and teachers acknowledged that female teachers faced loneliness, anxiety, and possible threats from violent men. The consequences of these threats were both emotional and practical, but the debate focused to a large extent on practical solutions such as providing the teachers with telephones, guard dogs, or weapons. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01