How the introduction of secular, free and mandatory education in the French Third Republic was depicted at the time, from cradle to doctorate.
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Led by progressive administrations in the French Republic and Scotland, secular classes improved discipline and improved their pupils.
From a naked woman devouring novels, through a class of young Breton girls, to Berthe Morisot’s and Lovis Corinth’s women reading.
Dramatic changes in the classrooms of the late 19th century, as education became politicised and paintings resembled photos.
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