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

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rimby, Susan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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.

Dock, Mira Lloyd, 1853-1945.

Dock, Mira Lloyd.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (222 p.)

Place of Publication:

Penn State University Press

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

Language Note:

English

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780271059228

0271059222

9780271061511

0271061510

9780271061504

0271061502

9780271058238

0271058234

OCLC:

841810164