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Right here I see my own books : the Woman's Building Library at the World's Columbian Exposition / Sarah Wadsworth and Wayne A. Wiegand.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wadsworth, Sarah, 1963- author.
- Wiegand, Wayne A., 1946- author.
- Series:
- Studies in print culture and the history of the book.
- Studies in Print Culture and the History of the Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Libraries--Illinois--Chicago--History--19th century.
- Libraries.
- Women authors--Exhibitions.
- Women authors.
- Literature--Women authors--Exhibitions.
- Literature.
- Woman's Building (World's Columbian Exposition, 1893, Chicago, Ill.).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 284 pages )
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Amherst, [Massachusetts] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : University of Massachusetts Press, 2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Explores the creation and significance of an exhibit hall at the 1893 world's fair that contained more than 8,000 volumes of writings by women.
- Contents:
- By invitation only
- Planning and collection development
- Empire building
- Grand opening
- "To read her is a liberal education"
- Ghosts and shadows
- "I will write for the people".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-61376-191-0
- OCLC:
- 794700816
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