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A position to command respect : women and the eleventh Britannica / by Gillian Thomas.
LIBRA AE5.E3633 T46 1992
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Thomas, Gillian, 1944-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Women intellectuals--Great Britain--Biography.
- Women intellectuals.
- Great Britain.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Authorship--Biography.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries.
- Encyclopedias and dictionaries--Authorship.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- ix, 212 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, 1992.
- Summary:
- The 1910-1911 Encyclopedia Britannica was advertised as "the high water mark of human knowledge." That 34 of the 1,500 contributors were women was widely perceived as signaling a significant breakthrough into the world of learning. The book examines public and private aspects of the women contributors' lives and includes short biographies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-204) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0810825678
- OCLC:
- 25551743
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