Landmarks Of American Womens History

Author : Page Putnam Miller
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190286962
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Landmarks of American Women's History written by Page Putnam Miller and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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
ISBN 13 : 9780801870521
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.26/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Restoring Women's History Through Historic Preservation written by Gail Lee Dubrow and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2003-01-28 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Marion Tinling
Publisher : Greenwood
ISBN 13 : 0313239843
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Women Remembered written by Marion Tinling and published by Greenwood. This book was released on 1986-08-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This was obviously a labor of love for the author. Libraries large and small will find it a major ready-reference source on historic women in America. Library Journal

Author : Angela M. Howard
Publisher : SAGE Publications, Incorporated
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 752 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of American Women's History written by Angela M. Howard and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 2000-07-22 with total page 752 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This exceptional reference presents short articles on key people, events, and ideas that have shaped the history of women in the United States. Thoroughly revised and updated, the second edition features more than 100 new entries as well as, for the first time, photographs and artwork illustrating key concepts. Aimed at librarians, students, and teachers, the Handbook of American Women's History provides a comprehensive, interdisciplinary view of a fascinating field of study. Arranged alphabetically, each entry is accompanied by a bibliography of primary and secondary sources to which interested readers can turn for more information. Editors Angela M. Howard and Frances M. Kavenik also provide an extensive subject/name index and end-of-entry cross-referencing to make the book an invaluable resource.

Author : Wilma Pearl Mankiller
Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395671733
Total Pages : 728 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History written by Wilma Pearl Mankiller and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1998 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contains articles on fashion and style, household workers, images of women, jazz and blues, maternity homes, Native American women, Phillis Wheatley, homes, picture brides, single women, and teaching.

Author : Page Putnam Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reclaiming the Past written by Page Putnam Miller and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As editor Page Putnam Miller explains, "Historic structures can be a catalyst for studying and remembering the past." Reclaiming the Past integrates recent developments in women's history and historic preservation in order to illuminate the historic significance of many structures and sites associated with the lives of women in the United States. The homes of Willa Cather, Sarah Orne Jewett, Zora Neale Hurston, Clara Barton, and Susan B. Anthony; Dumbarton Oaks, designed by landscape architect Beatrix Farrand; the Madame C. J. Walker Building in Indianapolis, home of the Walker Manufacturing Company; Wesleyan Chapel at Seneca Falls, New York, site of the 1848 Women's Rights Convention; the Shirtwaist Triangle Factory; Hull House: these represent only a sampling of the variety of landmarks and resources examined here." "In an introductory chapter, Page Putnam Miller outlines the urgent task of identifying and preserving these historic sites. The contributors then focus on seven arenas of activity: architecture, arts, community, education, politics, religion, and work. We discover that as activists, preservationists, designers, and architects, women have long been involved in historic preservation, as well as in the thoughtful design of domestic space - the home itself. As artists and writers, women often interpreted their household and immediate surroundings. Women have also left their mark on material culture through community activism, religious and educational activity, and work." "Less than 5 percent of national parks, national historic landmarks, and state historic sites commemorate women's life and activity in the United States. The use of historic structures to reconstruct and understand their accomplishments has garnered relatively little attention. This volume is an effort to stimulate the recovery and use of these resources - to grasp the spirit and the passions that animate women's history." "The contributors are Gail Lee Dubrow, Joan Hoff, Barbara J. Howe, Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz, Barbara Melosh, Jean R. Soderlund, and Lynn Y. Weiner."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Author : Sue Heinemann
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 9780399519864
Total Pages : 404 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Timelines of American Women's History written by Sue Heinemann and published by Penguin. This book was released on 1996 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning five hundred years of American history, this definitive reference provides an incisive look at the contributions that women have made to the social, cultural, political, economic, and scientific development of the United States. Original.

Author : Gail Lee Dubrow
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1520 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Preserving Her Heritage written by Gail Lee Dubrow and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 1520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Rebecca Kugel
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 9780803227798
Total Pages : 506 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Native Women's History in Eastern North America Before 1900 written by Rebecca Kugel and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 2007-01-01 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can we learn more about Native women?s lives in North America in earlier centuries? This question is answered by this landmark anthology, an essential guide to the significance, experiences, and histories of Native women. Sixteen classic essays?plus new commentary?many by the original authors?describe a broad range of research methods and sources offering insight into the lives of Native American women. The authors explain the use of letters and diaries, memoirs and autobiographies, newspaper accounts and ethnographies, census data and legal documents. This collection offers guidelines for extracting valuable information from such diverse sources and assessing the significance of such variables as religious affiliation, changes in women?s power after colonization, connections between economics and gender, and representations (and misrepresentations) of Native women. ø Indispensable to anyone interested in exploring the role of gender in Native American history or in emphasizing Native women?s experiences within the context of women?s history, this anthology helps restore the historical reality of Native women and is essential to an understanding of North American history.

Author : Kathryn Cullen-DuPont
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1438110332
Total Pages : 431 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Women's History in America written by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of biographical information about outstanding women in American history.