Gender Inequalities in Rural European Communities During 19th and Early 20th Century

Offers an overview of opportunities for rural women in southern Europe regarding their schooling and social life Raises fundamental questions about gender inequalities

Brings together and compares case studies from Greece, Italy and the Balkans

Autorentext
Polly Thanailaki holds a Ph.D. in Modern History from Democritus University of Thrace, Greece and is a visiting scholar at Harvard University, USA. She currently collaborates with the University of Piraeus. She is the author of the following books in Greek: Ameriki kai Protestantismos (Kastaniotis Publishers 2005), Americanica oneira kai Ierapostolikos Romantismos (Papazisis Publishers 2011), and Gynaikeies Martyries Stis Selides tis Historias (Papazisis Publishers 2013). The above books received very good reviews both in Greece and in the USA. The author has also published a significant number of papers in peer- reviewed international journals, in Greek journals, as well as in collective books. She has also presented a number of papers in international conferences. Polly Thanailaki has also given invited talks in Greek and American Universities. Her works have been cited by many researchers. She has participated in international Women's Fora and she was the coordinator for Gender Equality with the Institute IGMEA, in Greece. Her field of research is based on Modern History where she mainly focuses on female education and culture, as well as on Gender Equality in an international perspective.

Inhalt

Chapter 1. The Curse of Athena- Female Illiteracy in the Greek Countryside.- Chapter 2. 'Caught in the spider's web'. Women's schooling in the rural communities in Italy and in parts of the Balkans.- Chapter 3. Hera, the Greek Goddess of Marriage: A Comparison Between Greek and Italian Peasant Women.- Chapter 4. Spreading the 'Word of God'. Women- missionaries and Protestant Education in the Balkans, Greece and Italy.- Chapter 5. Demeter, the goddess of the harvest: Women's social life in the villages.- Chapter 6. Euterpe, the Muse of Music: Women's Position as Seen Through Folklore Songs and Dances (19th to Early 20th Centuries).- Conclusions.