Abstract

ANDERSON-FAITHFUL, Susan  and  BONTEMPI JR, Bruno. Uma “missão para civilizar ”: a visão de educação popular do Sindicato de Mães Anglicanas e da Sociedade de Amigas das Moças (1886-1926).Translated bySandra Keppler. Rev. Bras. Hist. Educ [online]. 2012, vol.12, n.01, pp.15-44. ISSN 2238-0094.

The Mothers’ Union (1886) and the Girls Friendly Society (1874) were official Anglican Church of England organisations. They drew on a religiously informed ideal of womanhood, and asserted the significance of women as exemplars of Christian citizenship with a mission to improve society. They asserted mothering as a significant educational project. This article identifies three main ways in which this popular educational mission was accomplished: first, through the example of the mother in the home; second, through the informal education inherent in organisational practices; and third, through overt educational practices. Despite conservative social values, the extensive membership of the organisations is indicative that their mission to promote women as religious educators had widespread appeal.

Keywords : Mothers’ Union; Girls Friendly Society; Anglican; Education; Motherhood.

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