Landmarks of American women's history / Page Putnam Miller.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Miller, Page Putnam, 1940-

Series:

American landmarks (Oxford University Press)

American landmarks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic sites--United States.

Historic sites.

Historic buildings--United States.

Historic buildings.

Women--United States--History.

Women.

Women--Monuments--United States.

Historic sites--History--United States.

Historic buildings--Monuments--United States.

Women--United States.

United States--History, Local.

United States.

United States--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (143 p. ) ill. (some col.), col. maps ;

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, c2003.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Throughout history, women have often worked in informal ways and in modest conditions, frequently without monuments or grand examples of architecture preserved to commemorate their accomplishments. Landmarks of American Women's History describes the sites that represent a wide variety of women's experiences and accomplishments. As early as the fourteenth century, the women of New Mexico's Taos Pueblo lived equal lives of responsibility with men, even building most of the pueblo. Mary Chase Perry Stratton's Pewabic Pottery in Detroit, Michigan exemplifies women's contributions to the arts. Bryn Mawr College's M. Cary Thomas Library is tangible evidence of Thomas's drive to secure equal educational opportunities for women. The boardinghouse at Boot Cotton Mill in Lowell, Massachusetts provides a glimpse into the daily life of women in the industrial workforce. New York City's United Charities Building was- and still is- the headquarters of numerous reform organizations, many headed by women. In vivid sketches of eleven historic sites from across the country- in addition to numerous related location that act as supporting characters- Page Putnam Miller tells an engaging story of the accomplishments and the lasting influence of women on American history.

Contents:

Taos Pueblo : Native American women building community

St. John's Freehold, Historic St. Mary's City : settling the New World

Watervliet Shaker Historic District : leading religious communities

Boardinghouse at Boott Cotton Mill, Lowell National Historical Park : working in the mills

Wesleyan Chapel, Women's Rights National Historical Park : seeking equal rights

United Charities Building : women advocating reform

M. Carey Thomas Library : striving for equal educational opportunities

Asilomar Conference Center : breaking professional barriers

Madame C.J. Walker Building : succeeding as an entrepreneur

Pewabic pottery : experimenting with art forms

54 Tradd Street, Charleston Historic District : preserving historic dwellings.

Notes:

"Published in consultation with the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service, the National Park Foundation, and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 133-134) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

0-19-028696-2

1-280-60330-5

1-4237-7545-7

OCLC:

814464891