education between men and women

• Women's educations were not always on the same substantive level as that provided for men and varied according to socioeconomic background of the woman in question.
• In the nineteenth century, higher educational opportunities for women became more common, though still limited.
• The education of elite women in Philadelphia after 1740 followed the British model developed by the gentry classes during the early 18th century. Rather than emphasizing ornamental aspects of women's roles, this new model encouraged women to engage in more substantive education
• The education of elite women in Philadelphia after 1740 followed the British model developed by the gentry classes during the early 18th century. Rather than emphasizing ornamental aspects of women's roles, this new model encouraged women to engage in more substantive education.
• single-sex
  Suitable for or used by only one gender.
• coeducational
  Mixed-sex education; the integrated education of male and female students in the same institution.