+before the 1820s the most education women could get usually didn't expand beyond elementary school

+1821: one of the first school for girls was opened in NY

+most believed that men and women had differences in their emotions and ability to learn

+because of these beliefs most thought that women could not handle competing in the world with men

+over time, few schools became coed and began to accept women slowly but surely

+it wasn't until after the Civil War that women's education surely began to thrive

Education for Women