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Sisters of influence : a biography of Zina, Amy, and Rose Fay.
Van Pelt Library CT274 .F39 R63 2025
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ross, Andrea Friederici, 1965- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Peirce, Fay, 1836-1923.
- Peirce, Fay.
- Fay, Amy, 1844-1928.
- Fay, Amy.
- Thomas, Rose Fay, 1852-1929.
- Thomas, Rose Fay.
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
- Anti-Cruelty Society (Chicago, Ill.).
- Sisters--Biography.
- Sisters.
- United States--Social life and customs--19th century.
- United States.
- United States--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- "Through her exploration of the Fay sisters' lives, Ross illuminates the shifting roles of women during a transformative era. Zina, Amy, and Rose exemplify the resilience and determination that bridged the restrictive norms of the Victorian age and the activism of the Progressive Era" -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prelude: Childhood : Charles and Emily
- Churches and children
- Mapleshade
- Separation
- Scattering
- "I do"
- New horizons
- Cambridge
- Allegro agitato: Zina : Reform
- Cooperation
- European interlude
- Education
- Discord
- Opinions
- Scherzo: Amy : Germany
- Letters home
- Cambridge encore
- Chicago
- Clubs
- Concerto grosso: Rose : Chameleon
- Famous friend
- Family dynamics
- Wedding
- Orchestra
- World's fair
- Struggling
- Felsengarten
- Busy lives
- Federation
- Women's philharmonic
- Anti-cruelty society
- Compassion
- Concert hall
- Finale
- Mourning
- Fugue: Together again : Siblings
- Back east once more
- A symphonic study
- Old age
- Coda.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 273-280) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0809339781
- 9780809339785
- OCLC:
- 1473929252
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