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A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love Evangelical Prophet at Girton, 1872–1875

A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love : Evangelical Prophet at... [Maynard’s experiences at the innovative Girton College for women (1872–1875) provide novel insights into both society’s crisis of faith and the culture of female friendship. The author first discusses how Maynard’s unique study of the human mind or psyche not only implanted in her a lifelong conflict between science and self-determination, and faith and self-denial. Her sense as Evangelical prophet, which created a science–faith division at Girton, suggested that late Victorians were more agnostic than historians argue. Chapter 3 then questions historiography on female friendship in showcasing Maynard’s aggressive coax of Girtonian love, Amy Mantle, to embrace yet resist their physical passion for God. The pious Maynard’s actions not only implied her challenge of Victorians’ idea of female submissiveness. As the author also notes, Maynard’s intimacy with Mantle is one that historians avoid writing about: women who dominated women using pain. The author tackles this sensitive topic by highlighting Maynard’s perception of how she treated Mantle, and why it influenced her future college bonds.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

A Victorian Educational Pioneer’s Evangelicalism, Leadership, and Love Evangelical Prophet at Girton, 1872–1875

Phipps, Pauline A.
Springer Journals — Nov 16, 2022
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Springer International Publishing
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© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
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978-3-031-13998-7
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47 –71
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10.1007/978-3-031-13999-4_3
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Abstract

[Maynard’s experiences at the innovative Girton College for women (1872–1875) provide novel insights into both society’s crisis of faith and the culture of female friendship. The author first discusses how Maynard’s unique study of the human mind or psyche not only implanted in her a lifelong conflict between science and self-determination, and faith and self-denial. Her sense as Evangelical prophet, which created a science–faith division at Girton, suggested that late Victorians were more agnostic than historians argue. Chapter 3 then questions historiography on female friendship in showcasing Maynard’s aggressive coax of Girtonian love, Amy Mantle, to embrace yet resist their physical passion for God. The pious Maynard’s actions not only implied her challenge of Victorians’ idea of female submissiveness. As the author also notes, Maynard’s intimacy with Mantle is one that historians avoid writing about: women who dominated women using pain. The author tackles this sensitive topic by highlighting Maynard’s perception of how she treated Mantle, and why it influenced her future college bonds.]

Published: Nov 16, 2022

Keywords: The Psyche; Evangelicalism; Roleplaying; Mentalité; Female Sexuality

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