Mary Elizabeth Garrett : society and philanthropy in the Gilded Age / Kathleen Waters Sander.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sander, Kathleen Waters, 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women in medicine.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 322 p., [16] p. of plates ) ill. ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, Maryland : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Sander's thoughtful and informed study of this pioneering philanthropist is the first to recognize Garrett and her monumental contributions to equality in America.

Contents:

Introduction : quiet revolutionary

Garrett's road

Ascension

Expansion and restriction

After Garrett

The practical head of the Garrett family

The scheme

A pleasure to be bought

The happiness of getting our work done

Wise and far-sighted.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-309) and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4214-0410-9

OCLC:

607897468