Jewish "Junior League" : the rise and demise of the Fort Worth Council of Jewish Women / Hollace Ava Weiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weiner, Hollace Ava, 1946-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

National Council of Jewish Women. Fort Worth Section.

National Council of Jewish Women.

Jewish women--Texas--Fort Worth--Societies and clubs--History.

Jewish women.

Jewish women--Texas--Fort Worth--History.

Jewish women--Texas--Fort Worth--Social life and customs.

Fort Worth (Tex.)--Ethnic relations.

Fort Worth (Tex.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (209 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

College Station : Texas A&M University Press, c2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From its founding in 1901 through the second half of the 20th century, the Fort Worth section of the National Council of Jewish Women fostered the integration of its members into the social fabric of the community. This book reveals that the Fort Worth Council of Jewish Women was so successful that it prepared the way for its own obsolescence.

Contents:

Introduction : looking backward at a product of its times

Pioneer women get organized

Triumphs in the traditional women's sphere

Of book sales and social change : triumphs beyond women's traditional sphere

Demise : the downside of success.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [159]-174) and index.

ISBN:

1-60344-389-4

OCLC:

680627920