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In male viewer-oriented stories, the schoolmarm tends to be young and pretty--sometimes [[MsFanservice suspiciously so]]. In stories from the schoolmarm's point of view, she may be a bit older and HollywoodHomely, to make her eventual romantic involvement that much sweeter. If the story is from the children's point of view, [[MaidenAunt the schoolmarm will often be a hatchet-faced spinster]], who's [[ApronMatron not afraid of using a switch on misbehaving youths, for loose values of "misbehaving."]]

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In male viewer-oriented stories, the schoolmarm tends to be young and pretty--sometimes [[MsFanservice suspiciously so]]. In stories from the schoolmarm's point of view, she may be a bit older and HollywoodHomely, to make her eventual romantic involvement that much sweeter. If the story is from the children's point of view, [[MaidenAunt the schoolmarm will often be a hatchet-faced spinster]], who's [[ApronMatron not afraid of using a switch on misbehaving youths, for loose values of "misbehaving."]]
"]] She may also be [[PeerAsTeacher near the same age]] as several of her older students, if not younger.



* Anne from ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' goes to a one-room schoolhouse. The first teacher is male, then Miss Stacy becomes the schoolmarm. Later on, Anne herself takes on the role, and even while attending college takes temporary schoolmarm positions in the summer.

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Anne from ''Literature/AnneOfGreenGables'' goes to a one-room schoolhouse. The first teacher is male, then Miss Stacy becomes the schoolmarm. Later on, Anne herself takes on the role, and even while attending college takes temporary schoolmarm positions in the summer.



** Creator/LMMontgomery's novels ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'' also feature such characters, of both genders.



* ''Literature/DearAmerica'' has Sarah Jane Price in ''My Face to the Wind'', who takes up the mantle of teaching after her father passes so she's not sent out of her rural town of Broken Bow. Being as she's only fourteen, she [[Really17YearsOld lies and says she's sixteen]] to get the job and [[PeerAsTeacher teaches the same children she was attending with before]].
* Creator/LMMontgomery's novels ''Literature/EmilyOfNewMoon'' also feature such characters, of both genders.



** Much of the early conflict of ''Little Town on the Prarie'' is between Laura and the schoolmarm of her school, Eliza Jane Wilder, who, influenced by the teacher's pet Nellie, antagonizes Laura and bullies Carrie, turning the rest of the schoolchildren against her. Ironically enough, Eliza Jane would become her sister-in-law!
** One of the first chapters of ''Farmer Boy'' revolves around Almanzo's schoolmaster, who is new in town. The big boys who only come to school in the winter pride themselves on running new teachers out of town, with the implication they have killed one in the past. The schoolmaster is taking turns boarding at students' homes, and this subject comes up at dinner while boarding with the Wilders. The next day at school, the older boys crash the school room and try to intimidate the teacher, only for the teacher to pull out a ''bull whip,'' which Almanzo recognizes is his father's, to defend himself.

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** Much of the early conflict of ''Little Town on the Prarie'' is between Laura and the schoolmarm of her school, Eliza Jane Wilder, Wilder -- who, influenced by the teacher's pet Nellie, antagonizes Laura and bullies Carrie, turning the rest of the schoolchildren against her. Ironically enough, Eliza Jane would become her sister-in-law!
** One of the first chapters of ''Farmer Boy'' revolves around Almanzo's schoolmaster, who is new in town. The big boys who only come to school in the winter pride themselves on running new teachers out of town, with the implication they have killed one in the past. The schoolmaster is taking turns boarding at students' homes, and this subject comes up at dinner while boarding with the Wilders. The next day at school, the older boys crash the school room and try to intimidate the teacher, only for the teacher to pull out a ''bull whip,'' which Almanzo recognizes is his father's, to defend himself.
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* A male "schoolmaster" is the protagonist in UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods film ''Film/BenkiyaBale''. He is a good teacher and is popular with his students. But [[{{Nepotism}} the local politician's son wants his job]], [[ReassignedToAntarctica so he has to be sent to a different poverty stricken disease-ridden village]].

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* A male "schoolmaster" is the protagonist in UsefulNotes/TheOtherwoods MediaNotes/TheOtherwoods film ''Film/BenkiyaBale''. He is a good teacher and is popular with his students. But [[{{Nepotism}} the local politician's son wants his job]], [[ReassignedToAntarctica so he has to be sent to a different poverty stricken disease-ridden village]].

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