Las Scuole Leopoldine de Florencia (1778-1976): Enseñanza y Funcionamiento

The Scuole Leopoldine, established by Peter Leopold of Habsburg-Lorraine between 1778 and 1781, represented a pioneering educational reform in Florence. These four schools, located across the city's historic quarters, provided free primary education and vocational training in needlework for girls from low-income families, offering them a path to professional independence. The study, based on archival documents from the Archivio Storico del Comune di Firenze, reveals how these institutions evolved administratively until 1976, highlighting their enduring impact as symbols of Enlightenment-era social reform.

Vázquez Astorga, M. (2022). Las Scuole Leopoldine de Florencia (1778-1976): Enseñanza y Funcionamiento. Espacio, Tiempo Y Educación, 9(1), 207–235. https://doi.org/10.14516/ete.375