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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume I: A-F
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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume I: A-F

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 687 page(s)
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Notable American Women , 1607-1950, Volume I: A-F

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 687 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987, Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern P... Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000) Show more Show less
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Front Matter
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NOTABLE AMERICAN ... WOMEN 1607-1950 ...
List of References Relating to Notable American Women ...
Notable American Women ...
A
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gifted Edith and GRACE ABBOTT were hardly less notable. Among the younger ...
be attacked more vigorously if women had the vote. She joined in the ...
of the Chicago Woman's Club and Women's City Club, she opposed woman ...
Addams, Jane
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disturbed by the drift of American life in the 1920's. The failure of the ...
. In September 1889 the two young women moved in and declared themselves "at ...
young people, especially young women like herself, who needed to connect ...
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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume II: G-O
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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume II: G-O

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 659 page(s)
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Notable American Women , 1607-1950, Volume II: G-O

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 659 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987, Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern P... Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000) Show more Show less
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G
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Women's Association) from its founding at the end of World War I, serving ...
" Lewis. William Winter, the foremost American drama critic of the time ...
household, and more especially the women ...
Gilbert, Anne Jane Hartley
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Nov. 9, 1880), notable for the first appearance of a quartet of players soon ...
Jean Taylor, "Representative Women In the Am. Theatre during the Nineteenth ...
Gilder, Jeannette Leonard
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served as a sounding board for American opinions at a time when self- ...
Pen Portraits of Literary Women ...
Biog. Cyc. Am. Women ...
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Notable American Women: The Modern Period
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Notable American Women: The Modern Period

edited by Barbara Sicherman, 1934- and Carol Hurd Green, 1935- (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1980), 773 page(s)
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Notable American Women : The Modern Period

edited by Barbara Sicherman, 1934- and Carol Hurd Green, 1935- (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1980), 773 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Barbara Sicherman, 1934-, Carol Hurd Green, 1935-
Date Published / Released
1980
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Sections
A
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her commitment to equal rights for women. Othman Abbott demonstrated a ...
Women in Industry ...
Some American Pioneers in Social Welfare: Select Documents with Editorial ...
Adler, Polly
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stars, business tycoons, and notable members of the social register set. In ...
Adler, Polly
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stars, business tycoons, and notable members of the social register set. In ...
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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume III: P-Z
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Notable American Women, 1607-1950, Volume III: P-Z

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 729 page(s)
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Notable American Women , 1607-1950, Volume III: P-Z

edited by Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987 and Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 1971), 729 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Edward T. James, fl. 1971, Janet Wilson James, 1918-1987, Paul Samuel Boyer, 1935-2013
Date Published / Released
1971
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern P... Discovery and Exploration (1492–1650), Colonial Era (1650–1765), Revolutionary Era (1765–1789), Early National Era (1790–1828), Expansion & Sectionalism (1829–1859), Civil War (1860–1865), Reconstruction (1866–1876), The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), Early Modern Period (1450–1750), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000) Show more Show less
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P
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of some two hundred New England women concerned with the plight of the ...
dedicated to the promotion of women's educational interests, and was its ...
of perfectionism, and the enlarged role of women in religious affairs ...
Palmer, Alice Elvira Freeman
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dedicated to the promotion of women's ...
legislation for women and children; in her later years in Saginaw, Mich., ...
students and made lasting friendships with the few women undergraduates. She ...
Palmer, Lizzie Pitts Merrill
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American Home Economics ...
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Notable American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century
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Notable American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century

edited by Susan Ware, 1950- and Stacy Lorraine Braukman, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 729 page(s)
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Notable American Women : Completing the Twentieth Century

edited by Susan Ware, 1950- and Stacy Lorraine Braukman, fl. 2004 (Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2004), 729 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Book
Contributor
Susan Ware, 1950-, Stacy Lorraine Braukman, fl. 2004
Date Published / Released
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Topic / Theme
Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Sections
A
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Bella Abzug's Guide to Political Power for American Women ...
of Physical Education for College Women (1937-41) and the American ...
and Ancient American Textiles From ... Women's Work Textile Art from the ...
Abzug, Bella
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Bella Abzug's Guide to Political Power for American Women ...
determination as an early blow on behalf of the liberation of Jewish women ...
on scholarship, one of a handful of women in her class. An outstanding ...
Adler, Stella
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term now inextricably linked with American acting. Her challenge thus opened ...
established her as a leading American actress, even when her innate ...
, youth, and golden hair. Other notable roles included Gwyn Ballantine in ...
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How Did the Notable Characteristics of American Women Change, 1890-1970?
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How Did the Notable Characteristics of American Women Change, 1890-1970?

written by Victoria Brown, fl. 2002 and Dan Covino, fl. 2009 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2009), 1 page(s)
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How Did the Notable Characteristics of American Women Change, 1890-1970?

written by Victoria Brown, fl. 2002 and Dan Covino, fl. 2009 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2009), 1 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Work
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Essay, Reflections on Documents
Author / Creator
Victoria Brown, fl. 2002, Dan Covino, fl. 2009
Date Published / Released
2009
Publisher
Alexander Street
Person Discussed
Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard, 1839-1898
Topic / Theme
Employment opportunities, Occupations, History, Gender roles, The Gilded Age & Progressive Era (1876–1913), World War I & Jazz Age (1914–1928), Depression & World War II (1929–1945), Post-war Era (1945–1960), The Sixties (1960–1974), Industrialization and Western Global Hegemony (1750–1914), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
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P1-N4000C_text":"How Did the Notable Characteristics of American ...
Notable American Women, 1607-1950 ...
Notable American Women ...
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Review of Rethinking American Women's Activism and Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements (Annelise Orleck and Dorothy Sue Cobble, Linda Gordon, and Astrid Henry, 2015 and 2014)
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Review of Rethinking American Women's Activism and Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements (A...

written by Katherine Turk, fl. 2015 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2015), 1 page(s)
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Review of Rethinking American Women's Activism and Feminism Unfinished: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements (A...

written by Katherine Turk, fl. 2015 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2015), 1 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Social Reform
Topic / Theme
History, Feminism, Indigenous Women, Social and Political Leadership
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Review
Author / Creator
Katherine Turk, fl. 2015
Date Published / Released
2015
Publisher
Alexander Street
Transcript
Rethinking American Women's Activism ...
: A Short, Surprising History of American Women's Movements ...
Rethinking American Women's Activism ...
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"New Reference Works in Women's Studies" in Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources

written by Betty Glass, fl. 2005 (2005), -1 page(s)
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"New Reference Works in Women's Studies" in Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources

written by Betty Glass, fl. 2005 (2005), -1 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Rights
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Betty Glass, fl. 2005
Date Published / Released
2005
Topic / Theme
History, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Transcript
Notable American Women:The ... , covering 442 women who diedbetween ...
NOTABLE AMERICANWOMEN: A BIOGRAPHICALDICTIONARY COMPLETING THETWENTIETH ...
NotableAmerican Women, 1607-1950 ...
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"Biography as Prescription," in Reviews in American History

written by Sheila M. Rothman, fl. 1981 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981), 1 page(s)
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"Biography as Prescription," in Reviews in American History

written by Sheila M. Rothman, fl. 1981 (Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1981), 1 page(s)
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Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Rights
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Chapter
Author / Creator
Sheila M. Rothman, fl. 1981
Date Published / Released
1981
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Topic / Theme
Career choice, History, Relationships, Gender discrimination, Late 20th Century (1975–2000), 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Transcript
Notable American Women: The Modern Period. A Biographical ...
Dictionary of American Biography ... terms how women were able to make ...
are often so eager to parade women's achievements that Polly Adler gets ...
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Review of Entering the Picture: Judy Chicago, The Fresno Feminist Art Program, and the Collective Visions of Women Artists (Jill Fields, ed., 2011), Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976–1986 (Carolyn Bronstein, 2011) and Songs in Black and Lavender: Race
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Review of Entering the Picture: Judy Chicago, The Fresno Feminist Art Program, and the Collective Visions of Women Artists (Jill Fields, e...

written by Michelle Moravec, fl. 2021 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2012), 1 page(s)
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Review of Entering the Picture: Judy Chicago, The Fresno Feminist Art Program, and the Collective Visions of Women Artists (Jill Fields, e...

written by Michelle Moravec, fl. 2021 (Alexandria, VA: Alexander Street, 2012), 1 page(s)
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Organization Discussed
Women's Art Movement
Field of Interest
Women and Social Movements
Specialized Area of Interest
Women and Rights
Topic / Theme
Artists, Music, Feminism, Sexuality, Political and Human Rights, Social and Cultural Rights, The Sixties (1960–1974), Late 20th Century (1975–2000), African Americans, 20th Century in World History (1914--2000)
Collection
Women and Social Movements in the United States,1600-2000
Field of Study
Women and Social Movements
Content Type
Review
Author / Creator
Michelle Moravec, fl. 2021
Date Published / Released
2012
Publisher
Alexander Street
Transcript
, most notably Suzanne Lacy, to Los ... : The American Feminist Anti- ...
The Fresno Feminist Art Program, and the Collective Visions of Women Artists ...
Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976- ...
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