Skip to main content

SAGE Social Science Thesaurus

Search from vocabulary

Concept information

Preferred term

penmanship  

Definition

  • The idea of literacy, even through the eighteenth century, was limited to the ability to read. People who could read the Bible, basic civil documents, and the paperwork associated with earning a living were thought literate. [Source: Encyclopedia ofthe Social and Cultural Foundations of Education; Penmanship]

Broader concept

Belongs to group

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-FTDFC39R-P

Download this concept: