Landmarks Of American Womens History
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Author | : Page Putnam Miller |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 2004-02-19 |
Genre | : Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN | : 0190286962 |
Throughout history, women have often worked in informal ways and in modest conditions, frequently without monuments or grand examples of architecture preserved to commemorate their accomplishments. Landmarks of American Women's History describes the sites that represent a wide variety of women's experiences and accomplishments. As early as the fourteenth century, the women of New Mexico's Taos Pueblo lived equal lives of responsibility with men, even building most of the pueblo. Mary Chase Perry Stratton's Pewabic Pottery in Detroit, Michigan exemplifies women's contributions to the arts. Bryn Mawr College's M. Cary Thomas Library is tangible evidence of Thomas's drive to secure equal educational opportunities for women. The boardinghouse at Boot Cotton Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts provides a glimpse into the daily life of women in the industrial workforce. New York City's United Charities Building was- and still is- the headquarters of numerous reform organizations, many headed by women. In vivid sketches of eleven historic sites from across the country- in addition to numerous related location that act as supporting characters- Page Putnam Miller tells an engaging story of the accomplishments and the lasting influence of women on American history.
Author | : Gail Lee Dubrow |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 2003-01-28 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 9780801870521 |
This essay collection draws upon work presented at three national conferences on women and historic preservation held at Bryn Mawr College in 1994, Arizona State University in 1997, and at Mount Vernon College in 2000.
Author | : Doris Weatherford |
Publisher | : MacMillan Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 408 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Among the women profiled in American Women's History are: Grace Abbott, noted for her tireless work on behalf of children and immigrants; Susan B.
Author | : Wilma Mankiller |
Publisher | : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages | : 724 |
Release | : 1998 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 9780618001828 |
Covers issues and events in women's history that were previously unpublished, misplaced, or forgotten, and provides new perspectives on each event.
Author | : Lynn Sherr |
Publisher | : Three Rivers Press |
Total Pages | : 604 |
Release | : 1994 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
From a former reporter for The Associated Press (Kazickas) and a 20/20 news correspondent (Sherr) comes this witty and informative illustrated guide to over 1,000 historic landmarks commemorating the words and deeds of American heroines from Anne Hutchinson to Christa McAuliffe.
Author | : Hallie Quinn Brown |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9780195052374 |
Church, school, and club constitute the triumvirate of associations central to the lives of the women chronicled in Homespun Heroines and Other Women of Distinction, compiled and edited by Hallie Quinn Brown.
Author | : Wanda Corn |
Publisher | : Univ of California Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2023-09-01 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0520947460 |
This handsomely illustrated book is a welcome addition to the history of women during America’s Gilded Age. Wanda M. Corn takes as her topic the grand neo-classical Woman’s Building at the 1893 Columbian Exposition in Chicago, a structure celebrating modern woman’s progress in education, arts, and sciences. Looking closely at the paintings and sculptures women artists made to decorate the structure, including the murals by Mary Cassatt and Mary MacMonnies, Corn uncovers an unspoken but consensual program to visualize a history of the female sex and promote an expansion of modern woman’s opportunities. Beautifully written, with informative sidebars by Annelise K. Madsen and artist biographies by Charlene G. Garfinkle, this volume illuminates the originality of the public images female artists created in 1893 and inserts them into the complex discourse of fin de siècle woman’s politics. The Woman’s Building offered female artists an unprecedented opportunity to create public art and imagine an historical narrative that put women rather than men at its center.
Author | : Gail Collins |
Publisher | : Harper Collins |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 2009-10-13 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0061739227 |
Rich in detail, filled with fascinating characters, and panoramic in its sweep, this magnificent, comprehensive work tells for the first time the complete story of the American woman from the Pilgrims to the 21st-century In this sweeping cultural history, Gail Collins explores the transformations, victories, and tragedies of women in America over the past 300 years. As she traces the role of females from their arrival on the Mayflower through the 19th century to the feminist movement of the 1970s and today, she demonstrates a boomerang pattern of participation and retreat. In some periods, women were expected to work in the fields and behind the barricades—to colonize the nation, pioneer the West, and run the defense industries of World War II. In the decades between, economic forces and cultural attitudes shunted them back into the home, confining them to the role of moral beacon and domestic goddess. Told chronologically through the compelling true stories of individuals whose lives, linked together, provide a complete picture of the American woman’s experience, Untitled is a landmark work and major contribution for us all.
Author | : Kaitlin Calogera |
Publisher | : Emons Publishers |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2022-02 |
Genre | : Washington (D.C.) |
ISBN | : 9783740815905 |
* The ultimate insider's guide to women's history in Washington, DC for locals and experienced travelers* Features interesting and unusual places not found in traditional travel guides* Part of the international 111 Places/111 Shops series with over 650 titles and 3.8 million copies in print worldwide* Appeals to both the local market (more than 6.2 million people call Washington DC home) and the tourist market (more than 23 million people visit Washington, DC every year!)* Fully illustrated with 111 full-page color photographsWomen's history is everywhere in Washington, if curious locals and adventurous tourists know where to look. As the District of Columbia evolved into one of the world's top tourist destinations, women emerged as pioneers and a town created to house the federal government matured into a gilded city affluent in feminist culture. Historic houses, hidden alleyways, and neighborhood parks stand as memorials to America's founding mothers who built the nation's capital. This book records the legacies of these women and encourages readers to explore their names on headstones, street signs, and buildings, while also discovering where hidden history is unmarked. Rising from a strong foundation, modern DC women have continued to nurture the legacy of their foremothers as chefs, artists, athletes, philanthropists, politicians, and entrepreneurs. Most notable are the stories of collaboration in which these women flout the myth that nothing gets accomplished in Washington. Feminism in the city is fueled by the creativity, leadership, and fortitude of local women, each with a personal experience that is uniquely special. While no story is the same, the themes of preservation and progress are weaved throughout this book as a reminder; her story is history and it is still being written.
Author | : Catherine A. Brekus |
Publisher | : Univ of North Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 2007 |
Genre | : Religion |
ISBN | : 0807831026 |
More than a generation after the rise of women's history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. In this collection of 12 essays, contributors explore how considering the religious history of American women can transform our dominant historical narratives. Covering a variety of topics--including Mormonism, the women's rights movement, Judaism, witchcraft trials, the civil rights movement, Catholicism, everyday religious life, Puritanism, African American women's activism, and the Enlightenment--the volume enhances our understanding of both religious history and women's history. Taken together, these essays sound the call for a new, more inclusive history.