Berta Ilona nőnevelési működése Gyertyánffy István Epilógusa nőképének alapján
Ilona Berta’s Work in Women’s Education Based on István Gyertyánffy’s Epilogue to the Image of Women

Summary/Abstract: In the diaries of István Gyertyánffy (1834-1930), a Hungarian teacher and educational writer (1865-1870), one can also read copies of some of his letters. In his last diary, he also referred to his three last correspondents, the most important for him, whom he calls his good friends, and with whom he kept in touch in private letters even in the days of his diary writing. He mentions Sándor Imre, Emil Gyurman, a doctor, and Ilona Berta as his confidants. Ilona Berta (1862-1945), one of the most important figures of the time in the field of women’s education, was present at all the important meetings and conferences, such as the meeting of the Hungarian Pedagogical Society held on 21 February 1914, where the discussion focused on the unfortunate situation of women’s education. Gyertyánffy explained the ideas of Theano education (the education of girls to become good wives, housewives, farmers, in short, good mothers) in even greater detail in his Epilogue to Theano: Thoughts on the Practical Implementation of Theano Educational Ideals, which he dedicated in gratitude to Ilona Berta, the former director of the Elizabeth School for Women. The aim of this article is to present their professional relationship, their intellectual influence on each other and their efforts to educate women.

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