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Kellie McGarrh’s Hangin’ in Tough: Mildred E. Doyle, School Superintendent

By Clinton Allison

Book information

Publisher
Peter Lang Inc.
Year
2000
ISBN
0820437441, 9780820437446
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
739 kB (756717 bytes)
Series
History of Schools and Schooling
Edition
1
Pages
140\147
Time added
2016-10-24 10:46:41
South;Regional U.S.;Biographies & Memoirs;Women;SpUsed & Rental Textbooks;Specialty Boutique;History

Description

In the tradition of Southern school superintendents, Mildred E. Doyle was a former athlete, a jock, and a «good old boy» politician in a tailored suit. She was also a great character – courageous, mischievous, and contradictory – both beloved and considered odd. In Doyle’s biography, McGarrh analyzes issues that interest educational historians and feminist scholars: women’s struggles to attain and retain administrative positions; differences in the ways men and women supervise and lead; and the impact of homophobia on those who are not stereotypically «masculine» or «feminine». Kellie McGarrh’s Mildred E. Doyle was characterized by ambiguity, contradictions, and paradox, and her life served both to confirm and confound generalizations about women leaders.

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