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Women in Missouri history : in search of power and influence / edited by LeeAnn Whites, Mary C. Neth, and Gary R. Kremer.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women--Missouri--History.
- Women.
- Women--Missouri--Social conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (285 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2004.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Women in Missouri History is an exceptional collection of essays surveying the history of women in the state of Missouri from the period of colonial settlement through the mid-twentieth century. The women featured in these essays come from various ethnic, economic, and racial groups, from both urban and rural areas, and from all over the state. The authors effectively tell these women's stories through biographies and through techniques of social history, allowing the reader to learn not only about the women's lives individually, but also about how groups of "ordinary" women shaped the history of the state. The essays in this collection address questions that are at the center of current developments in the field of women's history but are written in a manner that makes them accessible to general readers. Providing an excellent general overview of the history of women in Missouri, this collection makes a valuable contribution to a better understanding of the state's past.
- Contents:
- ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Introduction""; ""French Women in Colonial Missouri, 1750-1805""; ""Esther and Her Sisters""; ""German-Speaking Women in Nineteenth- Century Missouri""; """"May We as One Family Live in Peace and Harmony""""; ""City Sisters""; ""The Tale of Two Minors""; ""The Changing Role of Protection on the Border""; ""Her Will against Theirs""; ""Sedalia's Ladies of the Evening""; ""Domestic Drudges to Dazzling Divas""; """"We Are Practicable, Sensible Women""""; ""Euphemia B. Koller and the Politics of Insanity in Ralls County, 1921-1927""; ""Breaking into Politics""
- ""The Doctor's Wife""""Bibliography of Secondary Works""; ""Contributors""; ""Index""; ""Photo Credits""
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-260) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780826264138
- 0826264131
- OCLC:
- 61394857
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