Cross Purposes : Pierce V. Society of Sisters and the Struggle over Compulsory Public Education.
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TextPublisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2009Copyright date: ©2009Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (297 pages)Content type: - text
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- 9780472021390
- Pierce, Walter Marcus, 1861-1954--Trials, litigation, etc
- Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary--Trials, litigation, etc
- Educational law and legislation--United States--History--20th century
- Due process of law--United States--History--20th century
- Church schools--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century
- Catholic schools--Oregon--Portland--History--20th century
- Private schools--Law and legislation--United States--History--20th century
- Religious minorities--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--History--20th century
- Catholics--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States--History--20th century
- Oregon--Trials, litigation, etc
- 344.73/079
- KF228
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Introduction -- Part i. Initiative -- Chapter 1 - One Hundred Percent Americanism -- Chapter 2 - We the People -- Chapter 3 - The Entering Wedge -- Chapter 4 - Good Enough for All -- Chapter 5 - Who Owns Your Child? -- Chapter 6 - Romanism -- Chapter 7 - Seeing Red -- Chapter 8 - The Majority Will -- Part ii. Judgment -- Chapter 9 - A Great Cross -- Chapter 10 - Turf -- Chapter 11 - A Perfect Storm -- Chapter 12 - Delicate and Difficult Questions -- Chapter 13 - Take the Scholars -- Chapter 14 - An Extravagance in Simile -- Chapter 15 - Final Duty and Power -- Chapter 16 - The Little Red Schoolhouse -- Chapter 17 - Last Refuge -- Chapter 18 - A Mere Creature of the State -- Part iii. Legacy -- Epilogue -- Afterword -- Notes -- Index -- Illustrations following page 86.
Do parents have the right to determine how their children should be educated?.
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