Barbara Egger Lennon : teacher, mother, activist / Tina Stewart Brakebill.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brakebill, Tina Stewart, 1962- author.

Series:

Lives of American women

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lennon, Barbara Egger.

Women--Illinois--Social conditions--20th century--Case studies.

Women.

Women--Political activity--Illinois--History--20th century.

Women teachers--Illinois--History--20th century.

Women teachers.

Mothers--Illinois--History--20th century.

Mothers.

History.

Women--Political activity.

Social conditions.

Illinois.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xii, 198 pages ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Boulder, CO : Westview Press, [2014]

Summary:

Facets of Barbara Lennon's life depict an ordinary white Midwestern woman of her time: teacher, wife, mother. Her work as a union organizer and political activist, however, complicate that picture. The way in which Lennon balanced these roles illustrates how many women of her time shaped their lives in the face of three significant forces: work, family, and politics. Enriched by years of her detailed diary entries, Barbara Egger Lennon: Teacher, Mother, Activist deepens our understanding of the ways in which work and political activism existed alongside the traditional role of women in the early twentieth century. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 From Student to Teacher, 1880s-1902 5

2 Personal and Professional Deference to Authority, 1902-1908 17

3 Aspiring New Woman, 1909-1915 33

4 New Woman, 1915-1918 52

5 From New Woman at Work to New Woman at Home, 1919-1921 71

6 Motherhood and the New Woman, 1921-1928 90

7 Union Organizing and Local Politics, 1929-1937 109

8 From Local Organizer to National Reformer, 1937-1945

9 Political Battles Won and Lost, 1945-1950 150

10 Continuity and Change, 1950-1983 164.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780813347974

0813347971

OCLC:

904035808