Girls had limited possibilities for further studies, the specific education for women was confined to their roles as mothers and housewives and the establishment of domestic schools was driven by nationalistic ideals of the role of housewives.
Möguleikar stúlkna til framhaldsnáms í handavinnu voru litlir, sérmenntun kvenna helgaðist af hlutverki konunnar sem móður og húsmóður og svo nefnd þjóðernisleg húsmæðrastefna lá að baki stofnun húsmæðraskólanna.