Abstract

Introduction: 'It Wasn't Much of a College' PART I: EARLY NORMAL SCHOOLS, 1840s-1860s 'To Awaken the Conscience': Establishing Teacher Education and State Normal Schools 'Grand Beyond Compare': Further Dimensions of Early State Normal Schools PART II: THE HEYDAY OF THE STATE NORMAL SCHOOL, 1870s-1900s 'The Masses and Not the Classes': A Tradition of Welcoming Nontraditional Students 'Substantial Branches of Learning' and 'A Higher Degree of Culture': Academic Studies and Intellectual Life Teacher Education: Breathing 'The Ozone of Teaching' 'Queer Boys' and 'Not Necessarily Bloomer Women': The Public Sphere, Gender Attitudes and Life Choices Epilogue: 'Lots of Pep! Lots of Steam! Appendix: State Normal Schools in the United States

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