Frances Willard: A Biography

Bordin, Ruth

ISBN 10: 0807816973 / ISBN 13: 9780807816974

Editore: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill, 1986

Hardcover. 9 1/4" X 6 1/4". xv, 294pp. Mild creasing and shelf wear to edges of unclipped dust jacket. Gray cloth over boards with spine lettered in black. Red underlining to pages throughout. Binding is sound. ABOUT THIS BOOK: Frances Willard (1839-98), national president of the WCTU, headed the first mass organization of American women, and through the work of this group, women were able to move into public life by 1900. Willard inspired this process by her skillful leadership, her broad social vision, and her traditional womanly virtues. Although a political maverick, she won the support of the white middle class because she did not appear to challenge society's accepted ideals.(Publisher). Codice articolo 6637

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Frances Willard (1839-98), national president of the WCTU, headed the first mass organization of American women, and through the work of this group, women were able to move into public life by 1900. Willard inspired this process by her skillful leadership, her broad social vision, and her traditional womanly virtues. Although a political maverick, she won the support of the white middle class because she did not appear to challenge society's accepted ideals.

Product Description: Book by Bordin Ruth

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Titolo: Frances Willard: A Biography
Casa editrice: The University of North Carolina Press, Chapel Hill
Data di pubblicazione: 1986
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good +
Condizione sovraccoperta: Good +