Mira Lloyd Dock and the Progressive Era conservation movement / Susan Rimby.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rimby, Susan.

Contributor:

Rimby, Susan, inscriber.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dock, Mira Lloyd, 1853-1945.

Dock, Mira Lloyd.

Women conservationists--Pennsylvania--Biography.

Women conservationists.

Conservationists--Pennsylvania--Biography.

Conservationists.

Nature conservation--Pennsylvania--History.

Nature conservation.

Forest conservation--Pennsylvania--History.

Forest conservation.

Progressivism (United States politics).

Social reformers--Pennsylvania--Biography.

Social reformers.

Civic improvement--Pennsylvania--History.

Civic improvement.

Public health--Pennsylvania--History.

Public health.

Women--Suffrage--Pennsylvania--History.

Women.

Women--Suffrage.

History.

Pennsylvania.

Genre:

Biographies.

Authors' inscriptions

Physical Description:

xii, 208 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

University Park, Pennsylvania : Pennsylvania State University Press, 2012.

Summary:

"Examines the life of Mira Lloyd Dock, a Pennsylvania conservationist and Progressive Era reformer. Explores a broad range of Dock's work, including forestry, municipal improvement, public health, and woman suffrage"--Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction: Dock, Progressive Era Conservation, and Why It Matters

A Reformer Grows in Dauphin County

From Harrisburg to Uhlingen

The City Beautiful

"More for Forests"

"Better Housekeeping Out of Doors"

"This Has Driven Women into Suffrage"

An Active Retirement

Conclusion: Dock's Legacy and Significance

Epilogue: From Pine Grove Furnace to Wildwood Lake; And Beyond.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Athenaeum's copy inscribed by the author.

Athenaeum copy: Altemus fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780271056241 ;