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Akron's "Better Half"

Women's Clubs and the Humanization of the City, 1825-1925

Akron's "Better Half"( )
Author: Endres, Kathleen L.
Endres, Kathleen
ISBN:978-1-931968-36-2
Publication Date:Oct 2006
Publisher:University of Akron Press, The
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $27.95
Book Description:

While the men of Akron busied themselves laying the economic, legal, and industrial foundations, their mothers, wives, sisters, and daughters were equally busy weaving the benevolent and cultural fabric of the growing city. It was a pattern replicated in scores of industrial centers across the nation. This is the story of how it happened in Akron, Ohio. Akron's "Better Half": Women's Clubs and the Humanization of the City, 1825-1925 looks at how women brought much-needed services to...
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Book Details
Pages:232
Detailed Subjects: History / Women
History / United States / State & Local / Midwest (Ia, Il, In, Ks, Mi, Mn, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.25 x 9.25 x 0.75 Inches
Book Weight:1.19 Pounds



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