Smithsonian American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection / foreword by Jill Lepore ; introduction by Michelle Delaney ; edited by Victoria Pope and Christine Schrum ; Smithsonian Editorial Committee: Nancy Bercaw, Michelle Delaney, Lisa Kathleen Graddy, Matthew Shindell, and Margaret Weitekamp.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lepore, Jill, 1966- writer of foreword.

Delaney, Michelle Anne, writer of introduction.

Pope, Victoria, editor.

Schrum, Christine, editor.

Smithsonian Institution, issuing body.

Caroline F. Schimmel Collection of Women in the American Wilderness (University of Pennsylvania)

Schimmel, Caroline F., donor, associated name.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Smithsonian Institution--Exhibitions.

Smithsonian Institution.

Women--United States--History--Exhibitions.

Women.

Women--United States--History--Sources.

History.

United States.

Genre:

Sources.

Exhibition catalogs.

History.

Penn Provenance:

Schimmel, Caroline F. (donor) (Schimmel 7565)

Physical Description:

248 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 29 cm

Other Title:

American women : remarkable objects and stories of strength, ingenuity, and vision from the National Collection

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2019]

Summary:

"A unique, panoramic look at women's history in the United States through the lens of ordinary objects from, by, and for extraordinary women. Featuring more than 280 artifacts from 16 Smithsonian museums and archives, and more than 135 essays from 95 Smithsonian authors, this book tells women's history as only the Smithsonian can."-- Publisher's description.

Notes:

Includes index.

Local Notes:

Schimmel 7565: Presented to the Penn Libraries in 2024 by Caroline F. Schimmel.

ISBN:

9781588346650

158834665X

OCLC:

1084632898