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Strength in numbers : industrialization and political activism, 1861-1899
Title:
Strength in numbers : industrialization and political activism, 1861-1899
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ISBN:
9781604139310
Publication Information:
New York : Chelsea House, c2011.
Physical Description:
64 p. : ill. (some col.) : 28 cm.
Contents:
Survey of the era -- Women in the Civil War -- Home and daily life -- Women workers -- The struggle for suffrage -- Education, literature, and the media -- The period in brief.
Summary:
Describes what life was like for American women during the latter half of the nineteenth century, discussing such aspects as their role in the Civil War, daily life, working life, and the rise of women's national associations.
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