The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 33
... reform journals edited and staffed entirely by women . Some were devoted to the causes of temperance and antislavery , oth- ers to health and hygiene . Dress Reform . Amelia Bloomer , deputy postmistress of Seneca Falls , New York , was ...
... reform journals edited and staffed entirely by women . Some were devoted to the causes of temperance and antislavery , oth- ers to health and hygiene . Dress Reform . Amelia Bloomer , deputy postmistress of Seneca Falls , New York , was ...
Page 71
... reform organizations remained in the hands of men , most of them ministers . Social Welfare Quaker women pioneered in organizing orphan asylums , free schools for the poor or for black children , and prison aid socie- ties . Other ...
... reform organizations remained in the hands of men , most of them ministers . Social Welfare Quaker women pioneered in organizing orphan asylums , free schools for the poor or for black children , and prison aid socie- ties . Other ...
Page 75
... reforms were a monument to her spirit . Her accomplishment is unequalled in the history of reform . Most women had neither the strength nor the fanatic devo- tion of Dorothea Dix ; they needed to work with others to achieve their goals ...
... reforms were a monument to her spirit . Her accomplishment is unequalled in the history of reform . Most women had neither the strength nor the fanatic devo- tion of Dorothea Dix ; they needed to work with others to achieve their goals ...
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
Bibliographic information
| Title | The Woman in American History Specialized studies in American history series |
| Author | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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