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28 produkter
Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and Twentieth-Century America
Reinventing Self and Nation
Av Carol Quirke
Häftad, 2019
486 kr
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Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and Twentieth-Century America charts the life of Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), whose life was radically altered by the Depression, and whose photography helped transform the nation. The book begins with her childhood in immigrant, metropolitan New York, …
Dolley Madison
The Problem of National Unity
Inbunden, 2019
2324 kr
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First Lady of the United States and America's "Queen of Hearts," Dolley Madison fashioned an unofficial role for herself in the new administration of the United States, helping to answer the nation's need for ceremony and leaving footprints for centuries of presidential wives to follow. Assisting …
Alice Paul
Equality for Women
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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Alice Paul: Equality for Women shows the dominant and unwavering role Paul played in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting the vote to American women. The dramatic details of Paul's imprisonment and solitary confinement, hunger strike, and force-feeding at the hands of the U.S. …
Lillian Gilbreth
Redefining Domesticity
Inbunden, 2019
2658 kr
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Lillian Gilbreth is a stunning example of female ingenuity in the early twentieth century. At a time when women were standard fixtures in the home and barely accepted in many professions, Gilbreth excelled in both spheres, concurrently winning honors as 'Engineer of the Year' and 'Mother of the …
Rebecca Dickinson
Independence for a New England Woman
Av Marla Miller
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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Rebecca Dickinson's powerful voice, captured through excerpts from the pages of her journal, allows colonial and revolutionary-era New England to come alive. Dickinson's life illustrates the dilemmas faced by many Americans in the decades before, during, and after the American Revolution, as well …
Shirley Chisholm
Catalyst for Change
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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A staunch proponent of breaking down racial and gender barriers, Shirley Chisholm had the esteemed privilege of being a pioneer in many aspects of her life. She was the first African American woman from Brooklyn elected to the New York State legislature and the first African American woman elected …
Betsy Mix Cowles
Champion of Equality
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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Betsy Mix Cowles (a champion of equality whose circle of acquaintances included Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley, and William Lloyd Garrison) is a brilliant example of what an educated and independent woman can accomplish. A staunch defender of abolitionism, Cowles also took up the cause of women's …
Barbara Egger Lennon
Teacher, Mother, Activist
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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Facets of Barbara Egger Lennon's life depict an ordinary white Midwestern woman of her time: teacher, wife, mother. Her work as a union organizer and political activist, however, complicate that picture. The way in which Egger Lennon balanced these roles illustrates how many women of her time …
Julia Lathrop
Social Service and Progressive Government
Av Miriam Cohen
Inbunden, 2019
2578 kr
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Julia Lathrop was a social servant, government activist, and social scientist who expanded notions of women's proper roles in public life during the early 1900s. Appointed as chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau, created in 1912 to promote child welfare, she was the first woman to head a United …
Mary Pickford
Hollywood and the New Woman
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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On screen and off, movie star Mary Pickford personified the 'New Woman' of the early 1900s, a moniker given to women who began to demand more autonomy inside and outside the home. Well educated and career-minded, these women also embraced the new mass culture in which consumption and leisure were …
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Modern American Revolutionary
Av Lara Vapnek
Inbunden, 2019
2504 kr
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In 1906, fifteen-year old Elizabeth Gurley Flynn mounted a soapbox in Times Square to denounce capitalism and proclaim a new era for women's freedom. Quickly recognized as an outstanding public speaker and formidable organizer, she devoted her life to creating a socialist America, "free from …
Sally Hemings
Given Her Time
Av Leigh Fought
Inbunden, 2024
2578 kr
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Sally Hemings: Given Her Time is an exciting, concise biography tells that tells the extraordinary tale of Sally Hemings, mother of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved children.Born on the eve of the American Revolution, the war hung over Sally Hemings' childhood. As a teenager, she travelled to Paris to …
Dolley Madison
The Problem of National Unity
Häftad, 2012
655 kr
Lägg i varukorg
First Lady of the United States and America's "Queen of Hearts," Dolley Madison fashioned an unofficial role for herself in the new administration of the United States, helping to answer the nation's need for ceremony and leaving footprints for centuries of presidential wives to follow. Assisting …
Alice Paul
Equality for Women
Häftad, 2012
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Alice Paul: Equality for Women shows the dominant and unwavering role Paul played in the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment, granting the vote to American women. The dramatic details of Paul's imprisonment and solitary confinement, hunger strike, and force-feeding at the hands of the U.S. …
Lillian Gilbreth
Redefining Domesticity
Häftad, 2012
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Lillian Gilbreth is a stunning example of female ingenuity in the early twentieth century. At a time when women were standard fixtures in the home and barely accepted in many professions, Gilbreth excelled in both spheres, concurrently winning honors as Engineer of the Year" and Mother of the …
Rebecca Dickinson
Independence for a New England Woman
Av Marla Miller
Häftad, 2013
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Rebecca Dickinson's powerful voice, captured through excerpts from the pages of her journal, allows colonial and revolutionary-era New England to come alive. Dickinson's life illustrates the dilemmas faced by many Americans in the decades before, during, and after the American Revolution, as well …
Shirley Chisholm
Catalyst for Change
Häftad, 2013
639 kr
Lägg i varukorg
A staunch proponent of breaking down racial and gender barriers, Shirley Chisholm had the esteemed privilege of being a pioneer in many aspects of her life. She was the first African American woman from Brooklyn elected to the New York State legislature and the first African American woman elected …
Betsy Mix Cowles
Champion of Equality
Häftad, 2013
439 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Betsy Mix Cowles (a champion of equality whose circle of acquaintances included Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley, and William Lloyd Garrison) is a brilliant example of what an educated and independent woman can accomplish. A staunch defender of abolitionism, Cowles also took up the cause of women's …
Sally Hemings
Given Her Time
Av Leigh Fought
Häftad, 2024
670 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Sally Hemings: Given Her Time is an exciting, concise biography tells that tells the extraordinary tale of Sally Hemings, mother of Thomas Jefferson’s enslaved children.Born on the eve of the American Revolution, the war hung over Sally Hemings' childhood. As a teenager, she travelled to Paris to …
Barbara Egger Lennon
Teacher, Mother, Activist
Häftad, 2015
439 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Facets of Barbara Egger Lennon's life depict an ordinary white Midwestern woman of her time: teacher, wife, mother. Her work as a union organizer and political activist, however, complicate that picture. The way in which Egger Lennon balanced these roles illustrates how many women of her time …
Julia Lathrop
Social Service and Progressive Government
Av Miriam Cohen
Häftad, 2017
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Julia Lathrop was a social servant, government activist, and social scientist who expanded notions of women's proper roles in public life during the early 1900s. Appointed as chief of the U.S. Children's Bureau, created in 1912 to promote child welfare, she was the first woman to head a United …
Mary Pickford
Hollywood and the New Woman
Häftad, 2016
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
On screen and off, movie star Mary Pickford personified the 'New Woman' of the early 1900s, a moniker given to women who began to demand more autonomy inside and outside the home. Well educated and career-minded, these women also embraced the new mass culture in which consumption and leisure were …
Elizabeth Gurley Flynn
Modern American Revolutionary
Av Lara Vapnek
Häftad, 2015
685 kr
Lägg i varukorg
In 1906, fifteen-year old Elizabeth Gurley Flynn mounted a soapbox in Times Square to denounce capitalism and proclaim a new era for women's freedom. Quickly recognized as an outstanding public speaker and formidable organizer, she devoted her life to creating a socialist America, "free from …
Catharine Beecher
The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America
Av Cindy R. Lobel, Laura J. Ping
Häftad, 2022
605 kr
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Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth century.Catharine Beecher’s writings outlined a unique domestic role for women …
Catharine Beecher
The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America
Av Cindy R. Lobel, Laura J. Ping
Inbunden, 2022
2126 kr
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Catharine Beecher: The Complexity of Gender in Nineteenth-Century America investigates how the life of education reformer Catharine Beecher is a lens through which to understand the cultural changes of the nineteenth century.Catharine Beecher’s writings outlined a unique domestic role for women …
Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and Twentieth-Century America
Reinventing Self and Nation
Av Carol Quirke
Inbunden, 2019
2658 kr
Lägg i varukorg
Dorothea Lange, Documentary Photography, and Twentieth-Century America charts the life of Dorothea Lange (1895–1965), whose life was radically altered by the Depression, and whose photography helped transform the nation. The book begins with her childhood in immigrant, metropolitan New York, …
Sarah Livingston Jay
Model Republican Woman
Häftad, 2026
414 kr
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This is a brief biography that explores the life of Sarah Livingston Jay. This book is a part of Westview?s `Lives of American Women? series, edited by Carol Berkin. Each title in the series features brief biographies of figures whose lives serve as a lens onto a major trend, event, movement, or …
Angela Davis
Radical Icon
Häftad, 2026
402 kr
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This is a brief biography that explores the life of Angela Davis. This book is a part of Westview?s `Lives of American Women? series, edited by Carol Berkin. Each title in the series features brief biographies of figures whose lives serve as a lens onto a major trend, event, movement, or crisis of …
