Landmarks of American women's history / Page Putnam Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Page Putnam, 1940-

Series:

American landmarks (Oxford University Press)

American landmarks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--United States.

Historic sites.

Women--Monuments.

Women.

United States.

Historic buildings--United States.

Historic buildings.

Women--United States--History.

History.

Women--Monuments--United States.

United States--History, Local.

Local history.

United States--Antiquities.

Antiquities.

Physical Description:

143 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2003]

Contents:

Taos Pueblo : Native American women building community

St. John's Freehold, Historic St. Mary's City : settling the New World

Watervliet Shaker Historic District : leading religious communities

Boardinghouse at Boott Cotton Mill, Lowell National Historical Park : working in the mills

Wesleyan Chapel, Women's Rights National Historical Park : seeking equal rights

United Charities Building : women advocating reform

M. Carey Thomas Library : striving for equal educational opportunities

Asilomar Conference Center : breaking professional barriers

Madame C.J. Walker Building : succeeding as an entrepreneur

Pewabic pottery : experimenting with art forms

54 Tradd Street, Charleston Historic District : preserving historic dwellings.

Notes:

"Published in consultation with the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 133-134) and index.

ISBN:

0195145011

OCLC:

52706410