G. Stanley Hall: Male Chauvinist Educator

Abstract

G. Stanley Hall's published proposals for women's education clearly outline his commitment to separate and unequal educational programs to maintain women as the weaker sex. Hall's attitudes toward women and his assessment of their role in society can be understood via an investigation of his relationships with his mother and his first two wives. A review of Hall's attitudes and writing is appropriate at this time because he represents an extremist justification of sexist policies which are becoming increasingly unacceptable to the educational community.